Do bogs flood?

cobbina

Hi
We're looking for some more knowledge than we have on bogs.

We're looking to buy a house outside Clane Co.Kildare. There is bog behind the garden, about a mile or so. The house was built 20 years ago. There was a flood once about seven years ago when Bord na Mona drained the bog or something? There are dikes at the side of the house and at the front.

Is this common for bogs to flood the lands around them?
Thanks!!

punisher5112

cobbina wrote: »

Hi
We're looking for some more knowledge than we have on bogs.

We're looking to buy a house outside Clane Co.Kildare. There is bog behind the garden, about a mile or so. The house was built 20 years ago. There was a flood once about seven years ago when Bord na Mona drained the bog or something? There are dikes at the side of the house and at the front.

Is this common for bogs to flood the lands around them?
Thanks!!

Yes they can and you are surrounded by extremely soft land with danger of subsidence.

If it flooded before you can bet it will happen again.

twin_beacon

cobbina wrote: »

There was a flood once about seven years ago

walk away then, if it flooded before it will flood again, and you probably won't be able to get home insurance.

Capercaillie

An intact Bog will hold water well. A bog that has been drained will have substantially less water holding capacity. Drainage channels will increase flow of water out of bog and increase probability of flooding. The midlands formerly contained huge amounts of intact raised bogs, which would have had a great ability to hold water/increased rainfall. Not 1 raised bog left entirely intact in Ireland anymore though.

twin_beacon

Capercaillie wrote: »

An intact Bog will hold water well. A bog that has been drained will have substantially less water holding capacity. Drainage channels will increase flow of water out of bog and increase probability of flooding. The midlands formerly contained huge amounts of intact raised bogs, which would have had a great ability to hold water/increased rainfall. Not 1 raised bog left entirely intact in Ireland anymore though.

100% correct.
This is a massive factor of the 2015 and 2009 floods, instead of the raised bogs holding the water, and slowly releasing it into the rivers, they now drain into the rivers in a matter of hours. I used to work for bord na mona, the speed at which they drain is incredible.

Muckit

It will be interesting to see the effects of Bord na Mona ceasing peat harvesting will have in the coming years. It can only be a good thing.

Capercaillie

Muckit wrote: »

It will be interesting to see the effects of Bord na Mona ceasing peat harvesting will have in the coming years. It can only be a good thing.

The will cease when all their commercial bogs are spent, ie destroyed.

Who2

Stay away from it, if it flooded already it's highly unlikely you'll be able to insure it again.

twin_beacon

They are slowly reducing the amount of peat they burn, and mixing the peat with green waste. They will be harvesting peat for probably at least another 10-15 years. The bogs that are left when they are finished won't be in great condition, some have been milled down to below the level of the water table, and rely on pumps to keep parts above water

tiny timy

Sure they are destroying the area with wind turbines now. Arrogant shower.

pedigree 6

tiny timy wrote: »

Sure they are destroying the area with wind turbines now. Arrogant shower.

Should have went for nuclear power stations instead.

CloughCasey1

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Should have went for nuclear power stations instead.

Or giant incinerators burning every class of toxic sh1te known.

The part time boy

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Should have went for nuclear power stations instead.

But not in my back yard.

People don't want nuclear , peat burning , coal burning rubbish burning , wind miles or solar farms but yet they want to charge there phone so they can complain about the above

_Brian

The part time boy wrote: »

But not in my back yard.

People don't want nuclear , peat burning , coal burning rubbish burning , wind miles or solar farms but yet they want to charge there phone so they can complain about the above

I agree with this, "people" are impossible to please.
Generating power has an impact of some sorts and it has to be done somewhere that's close to someone's house.

We have turbines near us and I've heard no complaints about noise nor their appearance, they're in more than ten years at this stage.

Truth is Irish people love to whinge about something.