Scoil: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (uimhir rolla 16396)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. A Great Flood (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   immediately marched away into the higher fields and I returned to my house. I remember remarking on my arrival that the night would certainly be a bad one, telling my wife about the lowing of the cattle.
   Scarcely had I finished speaking that a blinding flash of forked lighting stabbed the air, followed by a deafening crash of thunder. These were followed at intervals at first of every two or three minutes. Then the rain began. It would be literally true to say that the heavens opened so heavy was the downpour. The noise of the falling rain was so great as to almost drown the bellowing of the thunder.
   The thunder began about 8 o'clock, and grew in frequency and intensity, till after a while it seemed like one continuous peal. The air was almost suffocating and after each discharge of lightning there was a smell resembling that of sulfur. You may depend upon it that prayers were said, acts of Contrition recited and Rosaries go leor that night.
   There was no question of going to bed as sleep would be utterly impossible owing to the fury of the elements. So near and violent were the peals of thunder that on several occasions the house in which I live - a very substantial one - swayed to

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Topaicí

   1. próisis agus feiniméin
      1. báisteach agus tuilte (~124)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   John Galvin

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Gairm bheatha

   Teacher (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   An tOileán Breac, Co. Chorcaí