School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)
- Location:
- Bekan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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- In the west of Ireland many severe storms occurred which left the people almost destitute.
The first storm I heard of was the big wind in 1839. The wind started rising on the feast of the Epiphany. In the evening it became very calm for about an hour and then the wind started blowing furiously. By night it was traveling at one hundred miles per hour. It blew down houses, outhouses, and old buildings, stacks of oats and cocks of hay.
In Threenreavough a house belonging to John Henry was blown down and as they were going to a neighbour's house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frank Kirrane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo
