School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 392
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- (continued from previous page)on that event as the night of the Great Wind, whenever they wanted to find out an incident of the past they always referred back to the night of the big wind.
In this parish alone extensive damage was done. A house belonging to a man named Denis O'Halloran was burned to the ground. It was then a thatched house but now it is slated. On that night trees were uprooted, roads were blocked. In the morning some of the farmers hadn't hay or corn. It was blown into his neighbours farm
- In this district people generally get married at Shrove, and the general day is Wednesday. Long ago the people used to say that Wednesday was the luckiest day to get married, and June the lukiest month
These marriages were usually arranged by the friends of the bridal party, and were then followed by an entertainment. The wedding was generally(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Boland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountgordon, Co. Clare
