The Night of the Big Wind 1839, the Big House Experience

About The Night of the Big Wind 6 January 1839

This work (which is available both  DVD and book format), is a study on the impact of the night of the big wind on the big houses of Ireland and eliminates from a MA thesis in Irish history The Night of the Big Wind in Ireland (Oíche na Gaoithe Móire) 6 January 1839, resulted in the death of between 500 and 800 people, caused more widespread damage than any storm in recent centuries, made more people homeless in a single night than all the sorry decades of eviction that followed and was without doubt one of the strongest storms ever to hit Ireland – at least in the last 500 years.  The destruction was such that it changed the landscape, dragging away topsoil, destroying the ecosystem, the crops, trees and woodlands   Hundreds of cattle were killed and several bird species were made almost extinct. Castles, Big houses and churches collapsed. Factories and barracks were destroyed. Fires erupted in the streets, canals were blown dry, roads and railway tracks became impassable, trees were pulled up by the roots or snapped in half and sea brine and fish were blown up 15km inland by the force of the hurricane.

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