School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 343
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- In June 1902 there was a big thunderstorm. There was a Poplin tree at Francis Cassidy's split to the ground and there was a branch of it driven across the street and blown into the thatch. There was a big wind in January 1839. It blew the roofs off the houses in Drumlish and the fires were blown up and burned them. There was a man named John Carney. He was coming from giving hay to his cattle when he heard the wind rising. He said to himself "I will tie myself to this bush until it will be over." When the wind rose hard the bush lifted from the roots and was carried a half a mile and the man tied to it. When the wind was over the bush came on its trunk and the man came safe. There was a snowstorm about 26 years ago. The people in Drumlish could no do their shopping because it was nine or ten feet deep. In the year 1918 there was a big drought. There was a man who had to carry a barrel of water every day to thirteen head of cattle.
- Collector
- Katie Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fardrumman, Co. Longford
- Informant
- James Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 79
- Address
- Fardrumman, Co. Longford
