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The novel The Big Wind by Beatrice Coogan uses the events of January 1839 as a historical backdrop.
The Irish-language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin wrote a two-verse poem, "Oiche Nollaig na mBan" which in its first verse, details a storm that occurred on 6 January (the titular Oiche Nollaig na mBan or Women's Christmas Night, i.e. Epiphany). The second verse recounts the poet's desire that his eventual death should coincide with a similar storm. This poem has been a set-work, required for study by students of the higher level Irish Leaving Certificate in Irish Language and Literature.
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