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A terrifying storm which hit this country in 1839 has become known as Oíche na Gaoithe Móire (The Night of the Big Wind). It was the worst storm in 300 years and has yet to be paralleled. Dr. Kieran Hickey Lecturer in Physical Geography at NUI Galway talked about how this storm impacted the country and its people.
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