Jean, You should get a copy of "The Big Wind" by Beatrice Coogan. It's a historical novel about the period of time beginning with the event of the Big Wind and through the period of the Famine and the Great Land War. Warning, this book is addictive and 684 pages long. It's known as the Irish "Gone with the Wind" as it tells the story through the eyes of a young girl who grows up in this period. Worth the read. Best regards, Jim McNamara > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:46:19 -0000 > From: "brian&jean" <[email protected]> > Subject: [IRL-GALWAY] big wind > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Does anyone have any info about catholic churches damaged in Galway county > during the night of the big wind 5 Jan 1839, I am told that all the family > history was lost in the church at that time but have no idea where the > church was. Any information would be much appreciated as to where I can > look for this. > Thanks > Jean