Year of the "Big Wind" was 1839. Slan go foill, Margaret (Mairead) ----- Original Message ----- From: Terence O'Connor <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 10 July 2001 3:27 PM Subject: [MAYO] great storm Hello All, My GG Grandmother's age at death has always been a topic for debate in our family and though she died according to the death certificate in 1906 aged 84 it has always been said that she was 106 years old at the time. I know this sounds like one of those tall tales that crop up from time to time in any family but I have just found another branch of the family in the last few days and have been talking to one of the family members and guess what this same story pops up again only with it came another bit that I have heard before and that is that my GG Grandmother was born in the year of the great storm. Does anyone know when this was as this family tale is now driving me doolally tap and is a hindrance in as much as I don't know at which time to look for her birth. TIA Terry ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com