tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post8705552007480531125..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: The night of the Big WindJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-71651200454779594952016-06-08T22:00:52.942-04:002016-06-08T22:00:52.942-04:00In 1909 in Ireland an old age pension was institut...In 1909 in Ireland an old age pension was instituted. Many people did not have proof of age. If they were alive when the "Big Wind" occurred they qualified. Between the 1901 census and the 1911 census I also read, some people aged more than 10 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-63169084246895560522016-06-07T10:45:09.024-04:002016-06-07T10:45:09.024-04:00I heard about this storm on my recent trip toIrela...I heard about this storm on my recent trip toIreland. We were told that the storm destroyed many of the fishing boats on the north and west coasts of the island and was seen as a judgement of things to come. Within the next couple of years there was a failure of the herring fishery as well. They.saw the famine from that perspective And could not get enough food from fishing to provide any relief.Lynne Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949439636162415551noreply@blogger.com