Comments on: Shannon Floods 2009 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com Tue, 15 May 2012 08:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bjg http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1659 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:01:56 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1659 Paul

Thanks for visiting the site. I’m afraid I don’t know anything about flood protection. You might be able to get hold of a copy of the Rydell report *River Shannon Flood Problem* from 1956, but presumably knowledge and technology have moved on since then. Sorry I can’t be of more help. bjg

]]> By: bjg http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1658 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:59:45 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1658 Antoin

Sorry your comments were delayed in being put up on the site. Your link is great: really interesting images of the extent of the flooding. Many thanks. bjg

]]> By: Antoin Daltún http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1618 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:43:01 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1618 Satellite pictures of the flooding can be seen at
http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2009/18_rms_irlande_2009/18_rms_irlande_2009.html

They were produced by SERTIT, a remote sensing and image processing service created in 1987 within the ENSPS, Strasbourg, a graduate Engineering School at therequest of the Office of Public Works.

]]> By: Paul Mc Vicar http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1617 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:54:27 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1617 Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a 4th year student at GMIT Galway and am currently busy working on my final year dissertation titled “Flood Protection Systems” where i am examining existing flood protection systems/flood defenses and am hoping to design a suitable system for ballinaslow/gort areas. I am very impressed by your website, and would be very gratefull for any information/help that you could offer me.
I would be gratefull to discuss this further with you at any stage, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Mc Vicar

]]> By: Antoin Daltún http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1614 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:26:35 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1614 Satellite pictures of the flooded areas can be seen at
http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/SITE_RMS/2009/18_rms_irlande_2009/18_rms_irlande_2009.html

SERTIT is a remote sensing and image processing service within the ENSPS, Strasbourg, a graduate Engineering
School.

]]> By: bill http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1438 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:29:48 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1438 contact me any time, and thanks for your work

]]> By: bjg http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1418 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:22:16 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1418 Thanks, Bill(y). I suspect you’re right about next week. There is a huge amount of water still to come downriver. I believe that high tides can flow above the rocks between Corbally and Athlunkard.

If you don’t mind, I might contact you directly about memories of Errina: I’m doing some research on the subject! bjg

]]> By: Bill(y) http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1409 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:22:26 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1409 Thank you, what a great set of photos and information, you have done a great job, I know the area (Killaloe -Limerick) very well. I grew up as a child in Erina Lough and can remember the floods of years gone by, my father(born 1920,s) told me he remembers water coming over the “wall” at Erina lough.
With all that water going down the Shannon and I think very much more on the way down from the upper reaches of the Shannon river, I wonder what will happen next Thursday /Friday, 3rd/4th Dec 09. It seems that will be the highest tides of the month, me think there will be a lot of flooding around the Limerick City area, I cant see all that water will be gone by then, one wonders if there might be a risk to Shannon Town/Airport as most of the Town and Airport is below sea level at high tide. There are big banks around Shannon, but having been on one of them at a very high tide, there is only a metre or so to the top
Kind regards Bill

]]> By: bjg http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1392 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:09:11 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1392 Thanks, Max. bjg

]]> By: Max Sinclair http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/abandoned-or-little-used-irish-waterways/the-lower-shannon/shannon-south/the-floods-of-november-2009/#comment-1370 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:34 +0000 http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/?page_id=2708#comment-1370 Thanks Brian. I am so envious of your lovely barge.

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