School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- An Robhar, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 061
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- (continued from previous page)There was a big wind about ninety nine years ago. It blew tops of houses, hay and straw across the fields. It rooted up a great lot of trees also
- Storms
There was a very big wind in 1911. It blew down trees and houses. In the same year there were a heavy snowfall and there were a lot of sheep and cattle lost. The snow began to fall in the first of January 1911. It did not stop until 1st of February, 1911.Dry Weather
The summer when the Black-and-Tans were in Ireland, 1921, was said to be the dryest weather in the memory of man. - Collector
- John Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cúil Raithní, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Mahony
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Cúil Raithní, Co. Chill Chainnigh
