Mudslide revives memories of runaway bog that killed eight family members

A recent mudslide in Leitrim recalls a more tragic event in Kerry a century ago that wiped out eight family members

Tonnes of peat slid down from the Shass Mountain into Corcormick townland near Drumkeeran, Co. Laois. Picture: Joe Dunne

A devastating mudslide in Co Leitrim on June 28 has revived memories of a similar but more tragic runaway bog in east Kerry on December 28, 1896.

The incident at Drumkeeran in Leitrim followed a period of good weather. Bog on the mountain had dried out, leaving behind cracks on the land.