Cloudburst of 1933

Abstract: Story collected by Nora Phelan, a student at Briscula, Mountrath school (Briscula, Co. Laois) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0833/3/11

 Briscula, Mountrath [Vol. 0833, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : Laois County Schools

COLLECTOR
Phelan, Nora 
Gender
female

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Cloudburst of 1933  [duchas:4767818]

On a calm September evening in 1933 a cloud burst over Sconce and the rain fell for half an hour on an area of fifty acres and while the torrents lasted you would imagine it was rivers flowing down from the sky.
The water ran down the mountain side bringing woth it everything removable. it brought crops from the adjoining fields and over nine tons of potatoes were found in a circular plot below Briscoli school and in the bed of the river as far as Mountrath.

The Cloudburst of 1933  [duchas:4767819]

the gravel and stones were swept from the lanes and roads and in the morning they were (drifted) on either side of the school playground.
The road form Briscoli bridge up to Sconce was like a second river coming down the mountain. The flood swept Briscoli bridge with it and the road had to be fenced in till the County Council had an opportunity to get it rebuilt.

Resource description

Origin information
Briscula, Co. Laois
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 061-062
Volume 0833
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí Choinnigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
School location
Briscula An Briosclach Briscula Clonenagh and Clonagheen Maryborough West Laois
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4813198
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0833/3/11

Suggested credit
"The Cloudburst of 1933"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4813198>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí Choinnigh.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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