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School: Cormaddyduff

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Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 228

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    to get a place to walk.
    After that snow fall there came a great dry period. The people had to carry the water from the lake for the cattle, and the people them-selves had scarcely any water to drink. All the oats that grew had to be pulled because it was too short to cut it on account of having no water to moisten it when it was growing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Enagh, Co. Cavan