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PODCAST: The 70th Anniversary of the Big Snow of 1947

Feb 27, 2017 16:43 By Denise Canavan
PODCAST: The 70th Anniversary of the Big Snow of 1947
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Paddy Cummins of Roscommon and Sonny Galligan of Cavan share their memories of the most ferocious winter ever known - the freeze and following "Big Snow" lasted from December 1946 through to May 1947. People perished of cold and hunger with World War II rations still in place.

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