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School: Garbally, Banagher

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Garbally, Co. Offaly
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D. Ryder
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 043

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    The Big Wind
    The big wind which occurred about the middle of February in the year 1839. It caused havoc and destruction through out the country by uprooting trees and in many cases blowing down houses. Hay and straw were blown around the place. The storm began about 11 p.m. and ended about 4 a.m. It was a terrible storm never to be forgotten in Ireland.
    Michael Forrestorer
    Information got from
    Ned Forrester 56
    Rapemills,
    Birr
    Offaly.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Forrester
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Ned Forrester
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Rape Mills, Co. Offaly