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School: Kilrush (roll number 14039)

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Ballynaberney, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
C. E. Kidd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0895, Page 206

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  1. Severe Weather (continued)

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    Mr. Lawler's house in Newtownbarry. There was such a flood on the River Slaney that a box of herrings and a side of bacon came down the river and landed on Daddy's island in Scarawalsh.
    My Aunt Mary brought home the meat and made car-grease out of it.
    The lightning killed cattle, sheep and horses, and trees were up-rooted. When my Daddy was coming home from Newtownbarry with a jinnet and car, he was seven hours coming seven miles because the lightning was blinding him.
    Fred Swaine,
    Ballycarney.
    Inform. from
    Alexander Swaine (See first page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    My Uncle Thomas several rainstorms.
    One heavy rainstorm was on Sunday 16th Dec. 1916 and another was on 19th Sept. 1925 and again on 17th July 1927. One on 2nd Aug. 1920 threw hay.
    There was a thunderstorm in early Aug. 1928 which killed a horse in Newtownbarry.
    There was very heavy frost in Jan. 1881 and the River Slaney was frozen over.
    Bab Warren
    Raheen.
    Information recd.from
    Thos Warren (See front page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bab Warren
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thos. Warren
    Gender
    Male