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Landslide Above Geevagh

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  • 15-08-2008 5:23pm
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    genie
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    There was a landslide on the mountain above Geevagh the night before last. It's on the road the rally took. I went up there this afternoon just to be nosey and take a few photos!


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    genie
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    My first photo disappeared so here it is! I do have more photos but I'm on dial up, they are mostly of sludge, and life's too short! LOL :D

    Look at the trees, though, and see how high the sludge level was as it went past. :eek:

    BTW this is GEEVAGH not GLEANN. Nothing ever happens in Geevagh, so it would have been nice if the local radio could have got it right when something actually does happen here! :rolleyes: :D


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    Culchie
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    Sure, Geevagh looks like that all the time:p.

    You might just get a few quid to build some roads now.


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    Mint Sauce
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    and theres more heavy rain to gome tonight, could be alot more tahn geevagh affected


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    magnumlady
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    Thanks for posting the photos, thats mad. I read about it on www.sligotoday.ie they didn't have any photos though.


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    genie
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    magnumlady wrote: »
    Thanks for posting the photos, thats mad. I read about it on www.sligotoday.ie they didn't have any photos though.

    My dial up can't cope with that website unfortunately!


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    It happened there about 20 years back. The football pitch was submerged and only the top 6-8 feet of the posts were visable (bear in mind that they were GAA posts). Geevagh was mentioned several times on Newstalk today. First the World Rally and now this. Geevagh's profile is through the roof:D


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Holy crap!!

    That's mental. *sends photos to parents*


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    MSGatEase
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    Just left Geevagh a couple of weeks ago and was just below and across from the field. Did anyone read this?

    http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story/?trs=mhgbcwgbmh&cat=news

    Cheers all


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    MSGatEase
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    genie wrote: »
    There was a landslide on the mountain above Geevagh the night before last. It's on the road the rally took. I went up there this afternoon just to be nosey and take a few photos!

    Where did you take the pictures from? Do you have a spot I could identify with? I'm just nosey and trying to put the landslide in perspective of what I know of Geevagh and the hill.

    The curious Yank you probably know


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    I haven't seen it yet, but I believe the hill behind the pitch slipped down. Turn left as you leave Geevagh heading for Ballyfarnan.


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    genie
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    MSGatEase wrote: »
    Where did you take the pictures from? Do you have a spot I could identify with? I'm just nosey and trying to put the landslide in perspective of what I know of Geevagh and the hill.

    The curious Yank you probably know

    It was from the Geevagh to Arigna road. I made sure that I stayed on the road as the ground on either side looked extremely dodgy. Drove up there yesterday afternoon and the road is still closed to traffic but you can park and walk up to where the landslide is, it's about half a mile further on.

    The road closed sign is at an unlived in modernish bungalow with a cottage next to it on the left hand side and a entrance into the forestry on your right as you drive towards Arigna.


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