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10 Responses to “THE BIG SNOW, JAN 1982”

1. on 05 Aug 2008 at 6:01 pm1Mark O'Neill

   I remember this! I was 7 at the time.

   The “Big Snow” back then was a weekly occurrence last winter in Boston, where I live now. But, back then it was a novelty. I seem to remember there was also a minor earthquake that same year.

   Also I found your post about small farmers interesting, coming from small farming stock in Westmeath myself.

   -Mark

2. on 06 Aug 2008 at 7:50 am2Conor McCabe

   Cheers Mark. I had forgotten about the minor earthquake!

3. on 18 Jan 2009 at 1:16 am3karen

   hahaha no way excellent i was 9 during that snow was best ever,memories of everyone stocking up and empty shops hahahaha.
   my collie pulling me along with my sled and my friend alex she had her dog pulling her along the road beside me.wish i had pics of that
   everyone had to stop and help eachother wish would happen again make ireland stop for a few days and come back to earth.

4. on 18 Jan 2009 at 1:18 am4karen

   p.s thanks alot conor

5. on 18 Jan 2009 at 1:29 am5Conor McCabe

   Cheers Karen.

6. on 03 Feb 2009 at 12:52 am6Ciara

   Thanks for the video, some great footage remember that snow well the heaviest and longest we had, I was eight had to walk in my brothers footsteps outside as the snow was so deep. We loved it got off school, house bound and had to ration the food!!!

7. on 17 Apr 2009 at 11:51 pm7Tony

   Thanks for the memories, i was nine at the time and remeber there was no milk but i didnt care because i was nine and there was feet of snow. My father built me a sledge which didnt work so good, the lid of a bin was far more craic. I love the memories! Dont know if i would want a big snow again in dublin. The memories must be sweeter in Boston Mark O Neill.

8. on 10 Jan 2010 at 9:50 am8Brenda Murphy

   Yes remember this well my house was covered in snow is high as my hall door and had a new baby only a week old cut off completely

9. on 05 Sep 2010 at 3:30 pm9steve

   video not working

10. on 13 Jul 2012 at 4:08 pm10Billy

    Man i remember that well. I was bout 12 and remember havin to go to a farm up the road from arthur grifith park in lucan where i lived then. It was almost the countryside back then. We had to get pots and pans and get the milk direct from the farmer just after gettin it from the cow. We had to boil it then cools it down. I remember the cow smell from it and that christmas i got an astrowars video game. Xmas totp morcombe and wise on the telly. I guess things were less hurried back then. You made do. B

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