School: Forth (roll number 12909)
- Location:
- Kilmannan, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chraith
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- About fifty years ago there were great storms in this locality. The worst of all was a snow storm. Snow fell to a depth of twelve feet in places.
People could not get out of doors, until they made pathways through it.
A severe thunder storm shook the earth the same year.
A poor travelling man named White was killed on the Gurten's road by a flash of lightning.
Many other people were killed too.
Horses and stock belonging to the people of this locality were killed.
A severe wind came too, it caused great damage. Trees and houses were blown down.
People, animals and birds lost their during this storm.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Anita Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortins, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Anita Duggan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortins, Co. Wexford