School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)
- Location:
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs. Brennan
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Severe Weather.
The Night of the Big Wind.
Early in the evening if the 4th of January,1839,there was a little breeze blowing but at ten or eleven o'clock it died down to be succeeded by a sultry calm.About half past ten,a fearful storm of wind and rain burst over Ireland and at one o'clock a hurricane of terrifying force was raging.All Dublin rocked and the street lamps were extinguished.
- Early in the evening if the 4th of January 1839 there was a little breeze blowing but at ten or eleven o'clock it died down to be succeeded by a sultry calm, and again about half past ten a fearful storm of wind and rain burst over Ireland, and at one o'clock a hurricane of terrifying force was raging. All Dublin rocked, the street lamps were extinguished.
