n. Mutton from dead sheep.
On the 21st January 1794, a sudden storm hit the Solway Firth area causing major floods. The toll, found at low tide on the Beds of Esk was:
1840 sheep
9 cattle
3 horses
3 people
45 dogs
180 hares
and innumerable smaller animals.
It was remembered as the Goniel Blast.
References
Dictionary of the Scots Language. https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/goniel
Hyslop, J.D. and R. Hyslop (1912) Langholm as it was : a history of Langholm and Eskdale from the earliest times. John Menzies & Co, Edinburgh, pg. 850