Hi There, Its probably what they call the night of the big wind in Jan 1839. Northern Ireland, The West and Midlands bore the brunt of the hurricane. Approx 250-300 people lost their lives which wasn't a lot when you consider the Storm's ferocity, and most of these deaths were at sea. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Beaumont" <nogobeau@alphalink.com.au> To: <GENIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Irish Hurricane >I can't find any connection to genealogy in this link .Mary > > jjw2769@yahoo.co.uk wrote: >> Did you ever hear of an Irish Hurricane? >> >> Well there's a Hurricane at www.Hurricane-Fx.com that was created by a >> plastic paddy. >> >> "Shu ure only a plastic paddy" is what they say to us Irish decent folk >> in the UK. >> >> John Watters >> > >