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School: Colthurst, An Bhlárna (roll number 6717)

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Blarney, Co. Cork
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S. Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 186

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  1. Severe Weather - The Big Wind of 1839

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    There was a great storm in Ireland in 1839. People forecast the storm a few weeks before it actually took place. The wind began to blow very strongly one night.
    It blew so fiercely that outhouses, trees and walls were blown about like feathers. A wood of Larch trees was levelled completely near Blarney. Many houses were blown down also. The wind was called "The Big Wind".
    (The wood of Larch mentioned, was in the townland of Clogheen Milcon, in the parish of Blarney)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diarmuid Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork