I am American from the Midwest. My ancestors and relatives are Irish and Irish Americans. I did not know of this storm in Ireland. We had a terrible storm in the Midwest also. Thank you.
Thank you Glen, yes by all accounts it was a severe Blizzard at the time, we also had an incident in the late 1800s where it is written down about a great wind which caused a lot of damage, maybe in time I will get more details for a short account of it and what was reported.
Great upload. My uncle who was 16 at the time rescued a calf on a frozen lake in South county Tyrone near st Patrick's chair and well. He was helping his old aunt who's husband tragically died on this winter of 1947. Tough going.
Thanks, Pirate for your nice words and I am delighted that you enjoyed listening to it. Those I spoke to really did capture what it was like at that time for them with their own stories and memories, sadly many did die or were lost because of the snow and not found until later, sorry to read about your gran uncle, may he rest in peace.
I lived way out in the country. The snow was up to my bedroom window. There were 10 houses in the village and our nearest town was 5 miles away. The snow was so hard and frozen you could walk on the top of it, so the able men made a huge sled and walked on top of the snow to the town to get supplies for everyone. We were so desperate that they were going to drop us food by helicopter till they made the sled. You could stand on top of a bus and still not see over the top. It was June before it thawed and we could get out.
Thanks for sharing your memory Joy, over the last few days we have had a little bit of snow where I live in Ireland - will we ever see anything like The Big SNow of 1947 again? Nowadays with snowplows and gritters, it's hard to imagine anything like it happening again, but we don't know, maybe one day it will happen, some of the stories in the documentary podcast are similar to yours, snow over hedges and houses because of the drift. I hope you enjoyed the stories and thanks for your post.
My mum is now 90 she remembered very well she recalls she has to catch some food and other supplies from the heli cuz its deep snow its about 50 inches in england deeper over 225 ins in a small village in Yorkshire my dad now dead my dad used to go out in snowdraft...hahah i am in heavn i am only 54 of age i rleembered very well about the intesting weather evens 1963 is anohter one very similiar famly has stay for over 65 days in their farmhous edue to big snow event 1982 only last one week not too long its awful i remmber i am very good memory man. any suggestions..help me!
My mum remembers the 46-47 winder in rural Suffolk; England. She told me that her mother had to cut wood from the hedges due to fuel shortages. She said it was very very cold 🥶
Life was so different from then to now, now we can go to the shops or order online and we have it almost within a day, but for anyone from this time there were lots of jobs involved and everyone relied on one another, I don't think we will ever see anything like it - but with climate change who knows what is possible. Imagine though your mother at the time and so many like her trying to heat the house with what they could find out of hedges, the thoughts of having to go out in the cold and search through snow drenched hedges to see what bits you could get for the fire to try and stay warm and keep everyone else warm.
Double Pneumonia!!! That was a scary time for everyone, I can just imagine the worry that brought at the time, I would imagine your father had to go to the hospital at the time to get cared for? And the trip there depending on where he lived could have some interesting stories?
A lot of tinkers (itinerants) in Ireland died during this blizzard. i remember in the early 1970s speaking to a tinker family about what happened. 'Black 47' they called it.
Thanks Redbull11 for your comment, It really was a terrible time, and it wasn't that long ago really, Noel McPartland recalled a story on the podcast show, something he became very emotional about at the time of recording.
Probably should have said, my father (James Patrick ‘Sonny’ Earley) was born in Drumad Beirne (just outside of Drumshanbo) in 1930 and the voices here remind me so much of my memories of stories and travels with him when we went ‘home’. It was always hard for him to talk about his youth, having lost siblings along the way and then moving to England (a family split but never apart). it is fantastic to see you capturing these ‘voices’. I am so lucky to have my family still there - it’s about time I got my arse back over to say hi !!
Hi 42invincible, its lovely to read your comment and lovely words, about what I have tried to do in capturing stories and voices on 'radio' documentaries / podcasts. I have so much great interviews recorded, and over time we will be releasing more and more of them. I have found that some people don't talk that much about the past, and some who have great stories, don't want to speak on tape. I hope your staying safe, and sorry for not replying to your comment sooner. Mike
@@DjMikeMulvihill that was in Gloucestershire she lived near a small village near Dursley called Uley. She actually lived in a hamlet called owl pen on the outskirts of Uley. Very rural area. She was about ten years old at the time.
@@melgrant7404 Those are some memories to have not just of the big snow but the war as well, compared to now the world has gone through lots of changes Mel
I am American from the Midwest. My ancestors and relatives are Irish and Irish Americans.
I did not know of this storm in Ireland. We had a terrible storm in the Midwest also.
Thank you.
Thank you Glen, yes by all accounts it was a severe Blizzard at the time, we also had an incident in the late 1800s where it is written down about a great wind which caused a lot of damage, maybe in time I will get more details for a short account of it and what was reported.
Nice one Mike, great video, love owt like this. Of course I don't remember 1947 but I do remember 1963..
Great upload. My uncle who was 16 at the time rescued a calf on a frozen lake in South county Tyrone near st Patrick's chair and well. He was helping his old aunt who's husband tragically died on this winter of 1947. Tough going.
Thanks, Pirate for your nice words and I am delighted that you enjoyed listening to it. Those I spoke to really did capture what it was like at that time for them with their own stories and memories, sadly many did die or were lost because of the snow and not found until later, sorry to read about your gran uncle, may he rest in peace.
I lived way out in the country. The snow was up to my bedroom window. There were 10 houses in the village and our nearest town was 5 miles away. The snow was so hard and frozen you could walk on the top of it, so the able men made a huge sled and walked on top of the snow to the town to get supplies for everyone. We were so desperate that they were going to drop us food by helicopter till they made the sled. You could stand on top of a bus and still not see over the top. It was June before it thawed and we could get out.
Thanks for sharing your memory Joy, over the last few days we have had a little bit of snow where I live in Ireland - will we ever see anything like The Big SNow of 1947 again? Nowadays with snowplows and gritters, it's hard to imagine anything like it happening again, but we don't know, maybe one day it will happen, some of the stories in the documentary podcast are similar to yours, snow over hedges and houses because of the drift. I hope you enjoyed the stories and thanks for your post.
My mum is now 90 she remembered very well she recalls she has to catch some food and other
supplies from the heli cuz its deep snow its about 50 inches in england
deeper over 225 ins in a small village in Yorkshire my dad now dead my dad used
to go out in snowdraft...hahah i am in heavn i am only 54 of age
i rleembered very well about the intesting weather evens 1963 is anohter one very similiar famly
has stay for over 65 days in their farmhous edue to big snow event
1982 only last one week not too long its awful i remmber i am very good memory man.
any suggestions..help me!
My mum remembers the 46-47 winder in rural Suffolk; England. She told me that her mother had to cut wood from the hedges due to fuel shortages. She said it was very very cold 🥶
Life was so different from then to now, now we can go to the shops or order online and we have it almost within a day, but for anyone from this time there were lots of jobs involved and everyone relied on one another, I don't think we will ever see anything like it - but with climate change who knows what is possible. Imagine though your mother at the time and so many like her trying to heat the house with what they could find out of hedges, the thoughts of having to go out in the cold and search through snow drenched hedges to see what bits you could get for the fire to try and stay warm and keep everyone else warm.
And that winter my father nearly died of double pneumonia. I was 4 then.
Double Pneumonia!!! That was a scary time for everyone, I can just imagine the worry that brought at the time, I would imagine your father had to go to the hospital at the time to get cared for? And the trip there depending on where he lived could have some interesting stories?
A lot of tinkers (itinerants) in Ireland died during this blizzard. i remember in the early 1970s speaking to a tinker family about what happened. 'Black 47' they called it.
Thanks Redbull11 for your comment, It really was a terrible time, and it wasn't that long ago really, Noel McPartland recalled a story on the podcast show, something he became very emotional about at the time of recording.
It was 3 days, not three weeks...
Thank you!
Probably should have said, my father (James Patrick ‘Sonny’ Earley) was born in Drumad Beirne (just outside of Drumshanbo) in 1930 and the voices here remind me so much of my memories of stories and travels with him when we went ‘home’. It was always hard for him to talk about his youth, having lost siblings along the way and then moving to England (a family split but never apart). it is fantastic to see you capturing these ‘voices’. I am so lucky to have my family still there - it’s about time I got my arse back over to say hi !!
Hi 42invincible, its lovely to read your comment and lovely words, about what I have tried to do in capturing stories and voices on 'radio' documentaries / podcasts. I have so much great interviews recorded, and over time we will be releasing more and more of them. I have found that some people don't talk that much about the past, and some who have great stories, don't want to speak on tape. I hope your staying safe, and sorry for not replying to your comment sooner. Mike
No pictures?
Francis Gallagher Hello Francis, I don’t have any to add, lovely thought, maybe soon. I hope you enjoyed the show?
Great work Mike. Beautiful documentary which people will listen to many years into the future.
@@donmurphy1735 Thank you Don, it is lovely to hear from everyone who listened to it and get feedback.
My mum remembers being dug out by German prisoners of war she lived in the countryside
Hello Mel thanks for your comment, where was that?
@@DjMikeMulvihill that was in Gloucestershire she lived near a small village near Dursley called Uley. She actually lived in a hamlet called owl pen on the outskirts of Uley. Very rural area. She was about ten years old at the time.
@@melgrant7404 Those are some memories to have not just of the big snow but the war as well, compared to now the world has gone through lots of changes Mel
@@DjMikeMulvihill yes agree x