School: Ballinacarrow (roll number 13277)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Duibheannaigh
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- It is often I heard Tom Dowd tell of the "Big Wind" which was in the month of February in the year 1927.
On the night previous to the day of the "Big Wind" the moon was like a ball of fire and the stars glistened and shone like sparkling diamonds.
It lasted from about six o'clock in(continues on next page)