School: Bilboa (B.) (roll number 15692)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Heidhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 007
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- I live in the parish of Cappamore which is in the east of Limerick. The village of Cappamore stands on the Bilboa river, a tributary of the Mulcaire which flows into the Shannon at Annacotty, near Limerick. Cappamore is in a hollow position, and is very often visited by floods. The Glosha river rises in Killaine and flows down the mountains into the Bilboa river.
During the month of June 1907 when the people thought the rainy seasons were all gone, one day in the middle of June the day turned dark and threatening. It started to rain about two o'clock and stopped at six next day.
The Glosha river was too small to contain all the water so it rushed down with great speed and knocked Glosha Bridge. A great number of houses that were near the river were flooded. Sheep, cattle and pigs also taken away. Cappamore was flooded for about three days.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Power
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tom Power
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 64
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Limerick
