Couple marry on flooded Cork island as Storm Amy turns dream wedding into ‘biblical’ adventure

Elisabeth Villa and Anthony McSweeney refuse to let Storm Amy ruin their Gougane Barra wedding as floods engulf the island

Neil Prendeville spoke with Cork Couple Anthony McSweeney and Elisabeth Villa who were adamant that nothing would dampen their special day, even when heavy rainfall resulted in their wedding venue being flooded. Pictures: John Sexton photography

A couple who booked their wedding at an oratory on a small island in Co Cork could never have imagined that their big day would coincide with the “epic flooding” caused by Storm Amy.

American bride Elisabeth Villa and her Irish husband Anthony McSweeney tied the knot last week in Gougane Barra, near Ballingeary in the Muskerry Gaeltacht.