A Chronogoly of the Curious in the County and City of Cork and Elsewhere Being an Account of Remarkable Meteorological Events and Other Occurrences of Note

Abstract

There is a vast range of historic documents relating to the history of the county and city of Cork. One of the more interesting aspects of these sources of information for the meteorologist or climatologist is that they often include references to unusual or extreme weather events. These references may occur in a haphazard manner or on a more organised basis; they include consideration of extreme examples of common weather e.g. frosts and gales; unusual natural events such as floods and earthquakes; and rarely seen phenomena like Aurora Borealis.