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School: Tullyveela

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Tullyveela, Co. Cavan
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P. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 063

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 063

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    In the morning the roof was completely blown off their own house. The hay-stack was blown al-most a quarter of a mile into a deep glen.
    His byre was blown down, one cow was killed and the others were out on the hill with the ropes they were tied with hanging around their necks.
    It is told, that the night before the wind was the calm-est night that ever came. It was so calm that a person
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lannanerriagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs P. Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lannanerriagh, Co. Cavan