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School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote

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Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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  1. Night of Big Wind 1839

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    My father gave me the following account of the night of the big wind which he heard from his Grand-father, They lived near Keash about three miles from Ballymote.
    The spray from the sea was blown as far as Keash, as farmers in that district found the taste of the salt water on their lips when they were out securing their hay and corn from the storm which raged on that memorable night, and which has been spoken of down to the present day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kielty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Kielty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo