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School: Killymarley (roll number 15398)

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Killymarly, Co. Monaghan
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Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 237

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    On the night of the Big Wind in 1839 great damage was done in our district. In Ballinagall a house belonging to a man called William Smith was burned. After the people of the house had retired the wind blew the door open and the sparks of the turf fire - still alive - were blown around the house.
    The thatched roof caught fire. My grandfather, James Gillanders, a neighbour, saw the flames and ran to the house. He carried the dresser out without breaking a single article that was on it. The Smiths got out and managed to save most of the furniture. The rafters and thatch were all burned and nothing but the walls were left standing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ethel Gillanders
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymacforban, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Joseph Gillanders
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male