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School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhda
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  1. Big Wind 1839

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    My Grandmother told me of the night of the big wind (1839) which she heard the old people talking about. There was terrible destruction done by it. The roofs of the houses were stripped and the trees were uprooted. A lot of people lost their lives trying to tie down the roofs of their houses. So from that out the people built their houses in hollows to protect them from the big wind.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. winds (~357)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Margaret Beirne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    89
    Address
    Cornamuddagh, Co. Leitrim