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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 19_017

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    awoke to find the tops blown off their sheds and outhouses.
    Just outside Callan a whole rick of hay was blown from one end of a field to the other.
    Near Kilkenny a man who tried to save his hay by placing big stones on it was hit in the head by one of the stones and was seriosly injured.
    In the year 1906 there was a great storm of sleet and snow all
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Dungan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny