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Jan 6, 2015 · On the night of 6 January 1839, the storm was the worst in living memory in Ireland and in the 176 years since the event it has not been paralleled. The documentary makers have also...
One of the worst storms in Irish history took place on January 5th, 1839, when heavy snow fell throughout Ireland. In Irish history it’s known as the 'Night of the Big Wind' or 'Oiche na...
Jul 10, 2014 · This bridge carried a road, the continuation of which was the road running along the edge of the Warren (now Golf Links) near the sea. (The Golf Club, Ballycastle) The road is fast disappearing; much of it has already gone as a consequence of coastal erosion. It was then the only road to what is now called Bath Lodge.
BBC Countryfile Magazine take a look at the worst storms to hit the British Isles since records began, from the 1607 Bristol Channel Floods to the recent storms of 2022.
The recorded history of Ballycastle goes as far back as the third century A.D. when Cairbre Riada succeeded his father in 267 as King of Ireland and founded the Dalriada colony of Antrim. Soon after this a movement of people began between Dalriada and the Scottish mainland.
Ballycastle can trace its history back to the founding of a settlement around Port Brittas, the old name for Ballycastle Bay. It is from here that it has been suggested that Fergus Mór mac Eirc , a purported king of Dalriada , sailed to Scotland and founded a large colony throughout Argyll .
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Feb 21, 2022 · Choppy seas at Ballycastle on Monday morning. On Friday, Storm Dudley brought heavy rain and strong winds and hundreds of homes in counties Londonderry and Armagh were left without electricity...
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