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A.D.
1831, January.- Bog, near Geevagh, Co. Sligo.
" After a sudden thaw of snow, the bog between Bloomfield and Geevagh
gave way; and a black deluge, carrying with it the contents of 100 acres
of bog, took the direction of a small stream, and rolled on with the violence
of a torrent, sweeping along heath, timber, mud, and stones, and overwhelming
many meadows and arable land. On passing through some boggy land, the
flood swept out a wide and deep ravine, and a part of the road leading
from Bloomfield to St. James's Well was completely carried away from below
the foundation for the breadth of 200 yards."
Ref:
Lyell, Principles of Geology' 10th ed., vol. ii., p. 504
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