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School: An Aill (Aille)

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Aille, Co. Galway
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  1. The Night of the Big Wind

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    There was much harm done the night of the big wind. There was a great deal of trees knocked in the woods. The froth of the sea was on the hedges and fences. There was a great deal of houses knocked and hay and straw were blown around the country. There was a man's shirt blown from Galway and it got caught on a tree in Dalystown. A man from Newtowndaly got it. It was the twelfth night it was. There was no sign before the storm was coming at all. It knocked a great deal of trees in Dalystown wood and houses also. Everyone was afraid of that storm.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
    2. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kylebrack, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Madden
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Kylebrack, Co. Galway