Kerry bog slides

The Kerry bog slides <a href="/facts/Natural_disaster/cCSK2uH0">natural disaster</a> occurred in the Maghanknockane area of Lyrecrompane, <a href="/facts/County_Kerry/gjVWlWC2">County Kerry</a>, Ireland in August and September 2008. The original bogslide extended over four kilometres on 22 and 23 August destroying an estimated 10 hectares (25 acres) of <a href="/facts/Bog/LuPbb2qV">bog</a>, engulfing two bridges and led to the closure of a section of road; it was reported that it could take anything up to six months to fix the road. The plot of land owned by Moss Moore which inspired <a href="/facts/John_B._Keane/kGs57Jhg">John B. Keane</a>'s play <a href="/facts/The_Field_(play)/S9JBchH5">The Field</a> escaped the disaster by only a couple of kilometres. Comparisons were drawn with the occurrence of an earthquake as it was claimed that a 30-metre (98-foot) wide section was missing from the hill. The event was likened to the <a href="/facts/2003_Derrybrien_landslide/XLzbS5f3">2003 Derrybrien landslide</a> in <a href="/facts/County_Galway/pRPYJqvI">County Galway</a>.
A second bogslide occurred on 3 September 2008, blamed on heavy rain overnight which led to a "small slippage" of bog material. The slippage happened between two bridges, Harris and Scanlon, on a tributary of the Smerlagh River and again forced the closure of a local road.

Kerry bog slides open-in-new

Kerry bog slides