http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/11/29/the-high-ground/ Despatches from the West of Ireland. Sat, 19 May 2012 14:37:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/11/29/the-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-3790 mary mogan Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:47:28 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2125#comment-3790 how ya doing, just read your piece on carnmore-greaneyglass flooding. well we live on the left of greaney ,we were so luckey not to get flood but it came up the way to us,panic set in when it came rite up to the septic tank. i keep thinking of all the houses that are ruined, i no of a family who are renting in oranmore and paying rent, WHY DONT THE COUNCIL HELP TO CLEAR THE DRAINS. they didnt do it when it happen 20 years ago, whats the chances of them doing it now . we have being flat out closeing the ballards when people think they are 'moses' and open them, but the road is closed. aa road watch says its open ,but its so deep at greaneys, ,i think the jeep is gone or its gone down stream..a woman nearly drowned last week when she went in after the jeep,a farmer saved her. how ya doing, just read your piece on carnmore-greaneyglass flooding. well we live on the left of greaney ,we were so luckey not to get flood but it came up the way to us,panic set in when it came rite up to the septic tank. i keep thinking of all the houses that are ruined, i no of a family who are renting in oranmore and paying rent, WHY DONT THE COUNCIL HELP TO CLEAR THE DRAINS. they didnt do it when it happen 20 years ago, whats the chances of them doing it now . we have being flat out closeing the ballards when people think they are ‘moses’ and open them, but the road is closed. aa road watch says its open ,but its so deep at greaneys, ,i think the jeep is gone or its gone down stream..a woman nearly drowned last week when she went in after the jeep,a farmer saved her.

]]> http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2009/11/29/the-high-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-3785 Angh Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:45:09 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2125#comment-3785 What about Athenry, John? I remember seeing a lot of houses sitting in water, along the bus route from Galway, the last time I was there during serious flood problems. What about Athenry, John? I remember seeing a lot of houses sitting in water, along the bus route from Galway, the last time I was there during serious flood problems.

]]>