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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 212

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    It is about the winter month storms occur. When a big storms occurs great damage is caused to hay straw houses stock and boats are blown away and often wrecked and the tree torn from the root. Often in a heavy storm to compete with the big storm of 1839 and many lives are lost. This is the account its of the big storm of 1839 it blew straw for miles and hay also it blew
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    William Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly