ON THIS DAY

BY AODHÁN CREALEY JANUARY 06/1839 The ‘Night of the Big Wind’. With nothing on the barometer to indicate its approach, Ireland’s most devastating recorded storm hit the west coast in the afternoon and then moved eastwards, affecting the northern half of the country in particular and peaking between 2am and 5am. With winds described by ... Read more

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