tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post1700995618532694352..comments2024-03-10T19:57:59.285+00:00Comments on Nelly's Garden: Sometimes Google Is Just No HelpNellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-87843219429845563122021-07-08T19:39:50.004+01:002021-07-08T19:39:50.004+01:00I remember this happening – we were regular travel...I remember this happening – we were regular travellers down the glen in the late 50s/60s. I’d say the approximation of 1963 was about right, going by my estimated age at the time! We drove down the glen, and came across a vast slide of brown muck stretching away up the left (north) side, with big rocks carried down to the river.<br /><br />I remember at the time (a) that a new house had been built, (b) that it had been swept down to the river – but if better memories say it was the older house, I’d go with them :-)<br /><br />The road had been cleared through the landslide, with big piles of muck on either side.<br /><br />Pity (as the post title says) Google isn't more help…<br />RogerRoger Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691898331005191259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-83010617158076523252012-02-07T08:24:55.380+00:002012-02-07T08:24:55.380+00:00From what I have found out since the event occurre...From what I have found out since the event occurred on the 10th November 1963. There was no inhabited house swept away apart from a pig house. Our cousin Joe says he remembers a dead pig stuck in a hedge. According to Fresh Blade the family affected were called McCormick. When you know where to look there is quite a bit of scientific literature on it.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-76436371265551830632012-02-06T22:10:58.200+00:002012-02-06T22:10:58.200+00:00hi sis i remember dad talking about this to barney...hi sis i remember dad talking about this to barney mcauley.That is Wise Barney there was something about there house getting swept awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-17390128597202307142012-02-03T17:35:54.321+00:002012-02-03T17:35:54.321+00:00Excellent! My cousin says it was definitely sixtie...Excellent! My cousin says it was definitely sixties, maybe 1963 and the area is the part you'd see standing on the Glendun viaduct with the sea at your back.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-91493966901312038372012-02-03T15:56:24.333+00:002012-02-03T15:56:24.333+00:00Further to enquiries (!), the Mammy is having seco...Further to enquiries (!), the Mammy is having second thoughts. Current estimate is early 1960s, and we will get back to you if we get a more accurate answer!Fresh Bladehttp://www.freshblade.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-45703568018006508572012-02-02T21:24:43.830+00:002012-02-02T21:24:43.830+00:00It has to have been earlier than that Blade. By th...It has to have been earlier than that Blade. By the late seventies I was well into my twenties. I don't remember hearing that story but, then again, there was an awful lot going on then. News of a landslide in the glens probably wouldn't have got very far in the news. I'd guess your Mammy was only a child herself when the event I'm thinking of occurred. But thanks for the input - it is always good to hear from you.Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527285652038975147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-90817123794986158842012-02-02T20:52:57.083+00:002012-02-02T20:52:57.083+00:00Mammy says it was the McCormick family of Glendun....Mammy says it was the McCormick family of Glendun. The had built a new house but she thinks they were still living in the old house. It was the old house that was swept away. One of the daughters had just gone out and had a lucky escape. Mammy doesn't remember the exact year, but it would have been late 1970s she thinks.Fresh Bladehttp://www.freshblade.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102969.post-61422267302785571932012-02-02T00:55:54.210+00:002012-02-02T00:55:54.210+00:00Ask Fresh Blade to ask her mum - she's bound t...Ask Fresh Blade to ask her mum - she's bound to know when it happened.ganchinghttp://ganching.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com