Post Flood Pictures

mikom · 22-11-2009 2:07am

redsteveireland wrote: »

I was sure the name of this thread was post flood pictures? All ye seem to be doing is bickering and complaining about the tape. put up some pictures for feck sake.:)

Can't............. there's a tape up that say "no flash photography".

LadyMayBelle · 22-11-2009 9:17am

That photo of the ould lads drinking was taken in Romania I think. Someone just searched google images.

kqcregg · 22-11-2009 9:54am

Just a couple of shots of craughwell on the opposite side to a123's. Taken friday morning. Receded well last night but rain again overnight. Second shot is of the adrahan road out from caughwell beside the post office. Sorry for quality of pics - off a pic message

redsteveireland · 22-11-2009 11:11am

mikom wrote: »

Can't............. there's a tape up that say "no flash photography".

Whatever you do, don't mess with the tape:rolleyes:

a123 · 22-11-2009 11:35am

kqcregg wrote: »

Just a couple of shots of craughwell on the opposite side to a123's. Taken friday morning. Receded well last night but rain again overnight. Second shot is of the adrahan road out from caughwell beside the post office. Sorry for quality of pics - off a pic message

Thanks kqcregg, haven't seen that side of the village in a couple of days
I'm impressed that they've added traffic lights your side as well- it really helps the traffic!:D
Met someone from the other side last night over on our side- they went to Loughrea to get on the bypass, then to Galway and back to C'well just to go for a drink. One very dedicated Designated driver!

Added a couple more pictures to Flickr yesterday as well, I tried zooming in on the car, very far away as water was up much more. It had been very clear on Friday's picts, can hardly be seen on Saturday's as water is covering the car.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44814342@N05/4122543394/in/photostream/

The Express · 22-11-2009 11:38am

redsteveireland wrote: »

Whatever you do, don't mess with the tape:rolleyes:

"Ted, there's a big bunch of tape in the middle of the road!"

swerves Cortina...

redsteveireland · 22-11-2009 11:49am

Ballinasloe looks bad too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsKraWVHBcQ

greeneyedspirit · 22-11-2009 12:33pm

kinetic wrote: »

You could have asked the guards or fire service to put some cones up or something that looked official.TBh i would have driven through the tape myself.

Yeah, just that there was NO Guards and NO fire services around... We put cones up at the other end, did that stop him? No.

Whatever.

Proper barriers are up now, in any case.

mrsdewinter · 22-11-2009 1:29pm

redsteveireland wrote: »

Ballinasloe looks bad too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsKraWVHBcQ

Brilliant piece of footage Red. Really brings it home

corcaigh1 · 22-11-2009 2:20pm

Hotwheels wrote: »

That's bad...

Jaysus thats ****ing nuts!! I feel for the owners of these homes..

mndgz · 22-11-2009 3:45pm

latest update from Craughwell
the water has subsided but the bridge is only passable by foot
traffic wont be allowed on it until at least early next week

Sponge Bob · 22-11-2009 4:04pm

mndgz wrote: »

latest update from Craughwell
the water has subsided but the bridge is only passable by foot
traffic wont be allowed on it until at least early next week

Look at the state of that road :eek: . It looks like that bridge buckled up and settled down again under the pressure . Those are not 'normal' potholes .

Acoshla · 22-11-2009 6:51pm

More from Ballinasloe today, including view of the M6 bypass heading for Galway side of it.

greeneyedspirit · 22-11-2009 7:00pm

Aw man, that doesn't look good at all ... and it's raining again, I think.

The N17 in Claregalway today... Proper barriers this time around :P

dcukhunter · 22-11-2009 7:21pm

More pictures from in and around Claregalway.

Zzippy · 22-11-2009 7:52pm

dcukhunter wrote: »

More pictures from in and around Claregalway.

:eek::eek: Is that Kiltrogue Bridge? Hardly recognise it... :rolleyes:

dcukhunter · 22-11-2009 8:03pm

Zzippy wrote: »

:eek::eek: Is that Kiltrogue Bridge? Hardly recognise it... :rolleyes:

Ya it is I took a spin around there just too see what it was like. They have a big ESB pole accross the road to stop people trying to cross it now. Some people dont have any sense while I was in Claregalway two people tried to cross the flood but thankfully they finally copped on and turned around.

dec25532 · 22-11-2009 8:27pm

Presume it will be several days before Claregalway is open to traffic again. It looks in a shocking state. What are the options for those travelling to and from Tuam?? I know there is Clonboo but that road has gotten into a worsening state this evening and Cregmore is a no go area i'm told. It will be a difficult week.

dcukhunter · 22-11-2009 8:37pm

dec25532 wrote: »

Presume it will be several days before Claregalway is open to traffic again. It looks in a shocking state. What are the options for those travelling to and from Tuam?? I know there is Clonboo but that road has gotten into a worsening state this evening and Cregmore is a no go area i'm told. It will be a difficult week.

The only way at the moment is Clonboo. I haven't been out that way since yesterday but the headford road was starting to flood then as well, it should stay passable though.

greeneyedspirit · 22-11-2009 10:20pm

Ah, you're at the other side of the flood in Claregalway. Very interesting to see what things are like 'over there', thanks for the pictures.

DoMyBooks · 22-11-2009 11:33pm

Here's two videos,
This was taken in Claregalway on Friday evening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGA8q3lBsY4

and this was taken in Ardrahan today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Tzue9WBF8

mikom · 23-11-2009 12:00am

White water rafting was it?

elmitocarboni · 23-11-2009 11:38am

There are loads of photos of flooding throughout Claregalway and surrounding areas on the Nuacht Chlair website

alibabba · 23-11-2009 4:35pm

very sad pic
tis in todays Star & Indo
one of many stories i bet

LadyMayBelle · 23-11-2009 4:39pm

alibabba wrote: »

very sad pic
tis in todays Star & Indo
one of many stories i bet

:eek: That's terrible! I'll be honest and say it all seems foreign to me even though I am only a few miles away..nearer the city. I honestly can't believe it. Poor chap

alibabba · 23-11-2009 4:49pm

LadyPennyworth wrote: »

:eek: That's terrible! I'll be honest and say it all seems foreign to me even though I am only a few miles away..nearer the city. I honestly can't believe it. Poor chap

He is married to my cousin.
Pat Kenny saw the pic in this mornings Star. He rang Claregalway Post Office and got their number. Rang them, My cousin was talking to Pat on the Radio, telling them their story and how the village of Claregalway are suffering from it all.
They said that area never use to flood until all the housing development went in. And if you look at Claregalway and Craughwell, they cud be right. Overdeveloping villages with major rivers running thru them, asking for trouble imo !

greeneyedspirit · 23-11-2009 4:55pm

Ya I'd well believe that all the building has banjaxed Claregalway. Apparently all the underground waterways were closed off when the corporate park (which is empty empty empty...) was built. Also, the Friary estate is right where the river used to go, the nine arches bridge is right in front. How all this got planning permission is beyond me.

fifib · 23-11-2009 5:04pm

greeneyedspirit wrote: »

Ya I'd well believe that all the building has banjaxed Claregalway. Apparently all the underground waterways were closed off when the corporate park (which is empty empty empty...) was built. Also, the Friary estate is right where the river used to go, the nine arches bridge is right in front. How all this got planning permission is beyond me.

because of the big concrete wall they put up to seperate them from the river thats how! you can see its working!

alibabba...isnt that house on the Lydican rd? i recognise it/always admire it..i live not too far from it. i cant believe its that high there but that area always floods. theres a two storey house across road/very close to it with a wooden fence round it and the field beside it can be flooded anytime of the year

whitelightrider · 23-11-2009 5:04pm

alibabba wrote: »

very sad pic
tis in todays Star & Indo
one of many stories i bet

I met these people once when I called into their house asking about the stone on their house. An extremely nice couple. This is only 2 miles from my home and to be honest Im shocked by it. Ive never seen flooding like it in my lifetime.

greeneyedspirit · 23-11-2009 5:08pm

fifib wrote: »

because of the big concrete wall they put up to seperate them from the river thats how! you can see its working!

that wall doesn't go all the way up to the bridge... there's about a 1,5 m gap, so the water's still getting in - I agree the wall definitely helps though, we'd all be f*cked in there if it wasn't there.

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