School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)
- Location:
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 044
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- Cornelius Moynihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Cornelius Moynihan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- The big flood occurred on the night of 16th of August, 1898. It was expected that some change would come in the weather as there was dead heat on the evening before it occurred. It was accompanied by the severest thunderstorm that the old people ever witnessed.
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P.S. The thunderstorm and lightning commenced about 12.30 a.m.
