People forced back to the bush telegraph after storm Ophelia
The Bush Telegraph is up in force since the hurricane on Monday. Rumours swirl around Kinsale and Ballinspittle about where the best area to nab phone coverage might be (one of my neighbours managed
to call her family while up in the furthest point of her attic the day after the storm), and cars are parked in a line outside the shop at Barrels Cross where a teensy patch of coverage can be found. We’ve been without electricity, water and phone coverage since Monday morning, and latest estimates say that we might (just might) get it back late on Friday night. Schools are closed, shops are sending out batteries, water and dry supplies on tick — we’ve literally gone back to the dark ages.
