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School: Tulach Sheasta, Clochair na Trócaire

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Newport, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr Bertrand
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0539, Page 179

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    in a small wood near my house. Ships were smashed to atoms at various ports in Ireland, by being lashed against the rocks and harbour walls. The Post Office and many other departments of the State were held up, and unable to function properly, while it lasted. Unlike the previous snowfall, it did not remain long on the ground, because the sun shone and thawed it away, but the rivers swelled to great proportions as the snow liquified (itself) and these floods caused anxiety to people residing near by, for some time after the snow had subsided
    (1) Aged 16 years
    (2) Postman
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    Patrick Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    28
    Occupation
    Postman