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School: Áth Treasna (C.) (roll number 16648)

Location:
Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthile
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    We had a great snow storm in "67" the year of the Fenian rising. The snow was piled up in great drifts. Some of which remained in the ditches well into the first month of summer. The fall took place in March.
    On the morning of the rising we had also a very heavy snow-storm some forty or more years ago.
    The storm took place on February and the snow was as fine coming as it did from the East after a rather long dry period that there were drifts in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nula Ní Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newmarket, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. J. Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newmarket, Co. Cork