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A.D.
1870,December 14, 9 a..m.- Bog near Castlereagh, Co. Roscommon
The bog is situated 5 miles north-east of Castlereagh,on the watershed
of the River Suck and the Owen-na-foreesha, a tributary
of Lough Gara ; it overlies cavernous limestone. The eruption,
took place from the face of a turf-cutting, which was from 12 to 15 feet
in height. A very rapid flood of peat and water poured forth, bearing
on its surface large masses or the crust of the bog; it rose 10 feet over
Baslick Bridge, and left a deposit of peat, which covered 165 acres of
low ground and extended for some 6 or 7 miles down the valley of the
Suck; A valley was formed in the peat bog half a mile in length and
20 feet deep.
Ref:
Report to the Board of Public Works, by Mr. Forsyth, 26th & 28th January,
1871
A.D.
1883. .January 25.- Bog near Castlereagh, Co. Roscommon.
"The bog was situated between the villages of Moor and Baslick;
in about two hours it moved a mile in a south-westerly direction towards
the River Suck; after a short interval the movement continued,
some 4,000 acres of land were covered, three houses had to be deserted,
several roads were blocked; the Ballinagare road being covered
15 feet deep. Eleven or twelve years ago the Tulla bog, situated
about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the present outbreak, burst
and discharged itself to the river Suck."
Ref:
Report to the Board of Public Works, by Mr. Forsyth, 31st October, 1883.
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