Worst Weather in history?

[sic transit]

Irish Central offers this compendium of bad storms in Ireland. Of the list 3 out of 5 are notable and Hurricane Charley may be worth an honorary mention, but the recent wimpish Katia was no more than a bit of wind.

The five worst Irish storms of all times remembered | Irish Genealogy and Roots | IrishCentral

Are there any other examples or is this really it in terms of bad storms/weather?

[birthday]

Irish Central offers this compendium of bad storms in Ireland. Of the list 3 out of 5 are notable and Hurricane Charley may be worth an honorary mention, but the recent wimpish Katia was no more than a bit of wind.

The five worst Irish storms of all times remembered | Irish Genealogy and Roots | IrishCentral

Are there any other examples or is this really it in terms of bad storms/weather?

June 11th 1963 in south Dublin.

[olli rehn]

Yesterday evening in my cup of tea...

[johndodger]

Irish Central offers this compendium of bad storms in Ireland. Of the list 3 out of 5 are notable and Hurricane Charley may be worth an honorary mention, but the recent wimpish Katia was no more than a bit of wind.

The five worst Irish storms of all times remembered | Irish Genealogy and Roots | IrishCentral

Are there any other examples or is this really it in terms of bad storms/weather?

Given that there are only records available for an infinitesimal period of our history, it is a bit much to say "Worst weather in history".

[owedtojoy]

There is a new book out Ireland's Arctic Siege, depicting the winter of 1947 (no, not 1847!), which apparently brought freezing cold temperatures from Christmas to Easter.

With rationing of coal in Britain, and turf waterlogged, it seems the whole country ran short of fuel and there was mass furniture burning not just among the poor, but among the middle class also.

Also, the death rate in Dublin doubled during the acutely cold winter. In the country, the old and vulnerable also died.

Makes the last two winters seem like a stroll on an Autumn day.

Irish Times Reader Offers - Irelands Arctic Siege

[bob3367]

There is a new book out Ireland's Arctic Siege, depicting the winter of 1947 (no, not 1847!), which apparently brought freezing cold temperatures from Christmas to Easter.

With rationing of coal in Britain, and turf waterlogged, it seems the whole country ran short of fuel and there was mass furniture burning not just among the poor, but among the middle class also.

Also, the death rate in Dublin doubled during the acutely cold winter. In the country, the old and vulnerable also died.

Makes the last two winters seem like a stroll on an Autumn day.

Irish Times Reader Offers - Irelands Arctic Siege

I might buy that, my father still talks about it, he would have been 7, but remembers the lack of fuel, and walking across the Lough in Cork.

[jpc]

Remember a savage storm in 1976!

[bob3367]

Christmas about 14 years ago, big storm, knocked out electricity in many places.

[Tea Party Patriot]

Irish Central offers this compendium of bad storms in Ireland. Of the list 3 out of 5 are notable and Hurricane Charley may be worth an honorary mention, but the recent wimpish Katia was no more than a bit of wind.

The five worst Irish storms of all times remembered | Irish Genealogy and Roots | IrishCentral

Are there any other examples or is this really it in terms of bad storms/weather?

I remember hurricane Charlie, was very young at the time, it de-roofed a number of farm buildings in our home place.

[owedtojoy]

I might buy that, my father still talks about it, he would have been 7, but remembers the lack of fuel, and walking across the Lough in Cork.

I remember the old folks talking about 1947 as well, but I never knew it was that bad. I was from the west, and they probably scraped together enough turf to get them through the winter.

The winter of 1963 I recall because I remember crowds of kids playing on the frozen local river - something which did not re-occur last year or the year before.