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   about the country and about all the fields. Roofs were blown off houses also.

   Sheila Cummins
   Gurtnaskeha
   Newport
   Co Tipp

   

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2. A Snow Storm

   

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   In the year 1914 there was a frightful snow storm in this district. A man named Patrick Clifford of "Glown" went out to Foilduff with butter. As he was returning home the snow began to fall heavily and soon it began to "blow" snow. He was not very sensible and he did not go in to any house. Failing to go home he lay down in the snow and he got smothered during the night. He was lost for a fortnight and the Garda spent every day searching for him. Michael English of Keeper Hill was going to Killoscully one day and he found him. He then notified the Garda. He put a wooden cross where he was found. There is a tradition that when he was dying

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   Topics

   1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Knockfune, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Martin Kennedy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Foilduff, Co. Tipperary