Residents put on a brave face after shock flooding
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WATER, water everywhere but beleaguered householders put on a brave face as they queued for emergency supplies in the wake of the worst flooding in living memory.
Michelle Murphy from Redemption Road in Cork city, said she was just getting on with her day-to-day affairs as best she could and that practical solutions were being found, even for families with small children.
"The baby is nine months. You have got to be pragmatic about these things. Our house is dry and wasn't damaged. People need to get on with it."
However, one grandmother, who declined to be named, said her "Celtic Tiger" granddaughter was completely dumbfounded by the unavailability of water.
"The small grandchildren are fine. They just go to cousins for baths.
Sorted
"It is the older ones. They can't get over it that it is not being sorted straight away.
"I suppose older people know what is like to bring big basins of water up for a bath. My granddaughter was worried about washing her hair for blow-drying it straight."
Charlie Buckley, who lives in Farranree in Cork, said the situation was very difficult for families with small children. He brought his six-month-old grandchild out to relatives with access to water in Whitechurch but said it was going to be a chaotic week at his home.
Martina Sheppard, from Dublin Hill in Cork, also said it was hard to cope without water as she has three children aged 4, 14, and 17. She lost her supply on Saturday and was busy yesterday trying to get herself sorted for a week without water.
Thomas Duggan, from the Glen in Cork's northside, stocked up with two barrels of water to fills baths at home for his children, who are two and five.
He said he never experienced anything like this in all his years in the Glen. However, on a positive note, his five-year-old son is more than happy to have a week off school.
- Olivia Kelleher
Irish Independent
