When a Category Three hurricane struck Ireland in 1839

The ‘Night of the Big Wind’ is still remembered all over Ireland

JAMES O'SHEA,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 6:37 AM

Updated Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 6:37 AM

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merefalow | Oct 31, 2012, 08:08 PM EDT

exactly,and you will again at some time,as they have acurred for milenia,WHAT FOSSIL FUELS AIRCRAFT CARS ,CAUSED THAT ONE THEN/global warming crap.

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bobby | Oct 30, 2012, 08:23 PM EDT

Hurricane Charley (1986) was a bad storm for Britain & Ireland.

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aloistmartin | Oct 30, 2012, 08:04 PM EDT

Can you hear them Mr. Romney, can you the thuds, of the Money Bags, as they fall from their Ivory Towers; can you hear the wind along Wall Street, echo " Every Man For Himself " ?

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WoundedKnee | Oct 30, 2012, 03:15 PM EDT

Whatever it was, it wasn't a hurricane. Hurricanes don't happen in the middle of winter.

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Dompedro | Oct 30, 2012, 02:12 PM EDT

brian -- storm is documented, start w/ Wicki or Google

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LiamScanlan | Oct 30, 2012, 10:55 AM EDT

"The arrival of the hurricane force winds would never be forgotten by those who remembered it." reminds me of the warning label "contents hot when heated".

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briandelaney | Oct 30, 2012, 10:36 AM EDT

Would you think of crediting the source of your article? http://www.met.ie/climate-ireland/major-events.asp

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