By Dan Walsh
The road through Craanford in North Wexford was unpassable for a time today after the local river burst its banks during the heavy downpour that lashed counties Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny today.
A house in the village was also flooded, but many roads were affected by severe amounts of water cascading from the higher ground.
Seven residences on a laneway off the Ballyconran road were completely cut off after floods ran off adjoining fields and tore away the road surface. The filling from the road blocked the road between Askamore and Craanford at Ballyconran, however, locals took action and cleared the road to allow passage once more.
Local Cllr Donal Kenny told WexfordLocal.com that he had been aware of the constant floods on the Ballyconran road and the laneway where the seven houses are located. Cllr Kenny said he has been lobbying on behalf of the locals to get a hard surface laid down, however, he reckons that it could take upwards of two years to complete.
Cllr Kenny has informed Wexford County Council of the damage caused by today’s flooding and is inviting engineers to visit the area to inspect the damage and restore the roads and protect local property, and going forward, to ensure that a more permanent solution is implemented.
In the Rosslare District, Cllr Frank Staples posted on social media that “a huge amount of water on the roads, the road from Mayglass to Bridgetown is unpassable unless you have an SVU. Lot of water in Mulrankin, the Moor, Cregg and many other roads.”
Cllr Jim Codd reported roads flooding at Bridgetown, Scar, Taghmon, Rathaspeck, Johnstown, Murrintown, Kates Cross, Sleedagh, Ballycapogue and Killrane.
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