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School: Rinn Troisc (roll number 13099)

Location:
Reentrusk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 365

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    The only storm the old people remember was the storm in the year
    when the Calf Rock lighthouse was wrecked. It was on the Calf Rock the lighthouse was then. A man named Michael O'Shea he was an uncle to Jim Harrington's in Coomeen. He rescued the lightkeepers who had been weather bound for nine days. The storm came in on the and several boats were wrecked. It came up as far as the bridge in Tranfirla. It also came up near John Sullivan's house. It covered many fields by the sea and destroyed crops. When the storm was over the places on which it
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Dan Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Reentrusk, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Dan Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Reentrusk, Co. Cork