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School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 062

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    in the year nineteen hundred and seventeen, it lasted for three whole weeks; and it was fork lightning and it destroyed crops, cattle and sheep. The rumble of the thunder was something terrific, old people thought the last had arrived and during the daytime the local chapels were crowded with people who were praying as they were certain that the end of the world had arrived.
    In Crossna a man, who was driving in cattle from a nearby field was instantly struck dead. Hay ricks were also burned and so were some trees in the forest.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aine O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr P. Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Roscommon