The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-04 00:00:00

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THE FLOODS IN IRELAND.

It seems the north of Ireland has suffered almost as
much as the south from the floodings caused by the late
heavy rains. The rivers have been swollen to such an ex-
tent as to overflow their banks, carrying away crops, &c.,
causing in some districts serious losses to the farmers. The
Airry Post thus describes the first flood at Tralee :—" Yes-
terday we were visited by the highest and most disastrous'
flood which has ever deluged our county town. The morn-
ing commenced with a heavy and continuous downpour
until about one o'clock, when one would have imagined a
waterspout had broken over the whole face of the country,
turning the fields into lakes, sweeping away hay-cocks and
cereals, and inflicting utter destruction upon the potato
crops. Before 1 o'clock the water had risen so much in the
river that it began to flow down the surface of the streets,
warning the inhabitants to prepare for a isits Um of the
flood. At two o'clock the current swept fast and furious
over the whole line of streets from Big River to
Bloody-bridge, increasing in volume and violence till
after six o'clock, when it reached its height, It then
ceased to rise, but it did not subside for a considerable time,
and it was long past midnight before it left the streets.
At the height of the flood, the section of the town ex-
tending from the end of the archway over the river above
the Rectory, down Nelson.street, Church-street, and
Denny-street, the Mall, the Square, Bridge-street, the
Rock,, Russell-street, the Abbey, Stoughton's-row, Day--
place, Prince's-street, the Terrace, and James's-street, with
several smaller streets and lanes leading off them, were one
yellow sea of muddy water, with a rushing and roaring cur-
rent, and a depth in most places of from three to six feet.
Up to four o'clock the householders were enabled by a great
deal:of exertion Ito keep the water out of their front and
shop doors, but at this hour the flood had risen so high
that it burst up into back promises, &c., and very soon had
free course through the several houses. On this occasion
the inundation was swelled as it were from every point of
the compass. From the Roherbee, or eastern end of the
town, the water from Ballybeggan swept over the road like
a rapid, parts of the public way near Mr. Spring's being
deep enough to float a hooker. The Ballymullen river
as the evening advanced, and the tido (fortunately a low
one) came into operation, made quite a wilderness of
water in the whole district surrounding the barracks.
pg to the now
Bat the great scourge of the day was
the y
which, rushing like an Alpine torrents
bridge in process of erection on the road loading
cemetery, tearing up the streets, rushing into the shops and
flood
was
never seen be-
fore, and, we need scarcely add,
dwelling-houses in places where
desolating the humble
dwellings of the poor in the en
t a' wa
the
several lanes along the route
we have indicated. The floed at the western end of the
fearful extent, the great body of
town was swollen to a
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and Square converging
Mall
water which swept over h
of an outlet with the appalling torrent
there in scare
which swept down Rock-street. Barrels, pieces of heavy
scaffolding., timber, planks, desks, grates, and various
articles of furniture ware here to be seen floating in the
direction of the canal, while the various areas • and kitchens
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