1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair

School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Na Mná Rialta
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 050

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 050

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair
  2. XML Page 050
  3. XML “Severe Weather”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Severe Weather (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    mothers.
    In the year 1936 there was a great thunderstorm in Castlecomer. It started about 8 o'clock and did not stop until 1 o clock. A great shower of hailstones fell. Then the thunder claps were heard very loud. For lightning and sheet lightning were flashing. The electric lights were off. People were left in darkness. Telegraph poles were blown down. Trees were falling all durying that night. Horses and cattle were torn from running through the bushes in the fields. It was a dreadful night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Jeoffrey Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny