Pensioner (84) In All Night Vigil To Keep Floods At Bay
21 Oct 2002
Pensioner(84) In All Night Vigil To Keep Floods At Bay
A DUBLIN woman in her 80’s spent last night with her two grown up children trying to keep the rising flood waters at bay. Mary Byrne (84) who lives in Poddle Park in Kimmage, was up until 3am trying to stem the flooding which invaded the kitchen of her home. Her son Peter along with his sister Maura told how they battled the elements against 18 inches of flood water. Peter said his mother was exhausted and was crying all night because she was afraid she was going to lose the contents of her home.
Truck driver Peter, who had to take today off work, said the flooding around Poddle Park was a regular occurance and said his mother had been badly affected by Hurricane Charlie in 1987 when the downstairs of her house was completely ruined.
“There are other houses badly affected as well. The water has gone down today but I took the day off because I don’t want mum cleaning up on her own,” said Peter.
“We contained it to the kitchen and got some of it cleaned up last night. My mother was a bag of nerves. It’s been going on for years — the Corporation keep promising to do something,” he said.
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