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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
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E. Ní Mhionacháin
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  1. The Big Wind of 1839

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    The Big Wind took place on the 6th January 1839. It did a lot of damage, it knocked so many trees that roads were blocked for weeks after. Houses and outhouses were knocked, roofs were taken off houses, carts were taken out of streets and sheds and carried many miles away. Fortunately after all the harm that was done there were not very many lives lost.
    Annie Lowe,
    Carrowkeel, Clonfanlough
    Told by John Fitzpatrick,
    Clonascra, Athlone
    Aged 76 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Lowe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    John Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Clonascra, Co. Offaly