School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)

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   the wall and killed them. There were two little boys sent out to bring home cattle from a field and they stood under a big tree for fear of the lightning it struck the tree and killed one of the boys. His name was James Cralley. There was another great storm of wind in the year 1852 and it was in the month of June it began about three o'clock in the morning and continued on for six hours.
   Written by Annie Mohan 2nd Dec 1937
   Told by Michael Mohan 1st Dec 1937
   Aclint

   

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2. Great Storm

   

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   Great storm In the year 1864 there was a great storm of wind it lasted for a week the first day the people noticed that the sky was very dark, the birds were flying low and the sheep bleating in the fields. When

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   Topics

   1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jane Boylan

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Boylan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Reaghstown, Co. Louth