The Flood of December 1960

Looking down Caroline Street on the Sunday morning of the flood. Stokes & Sons is on the right, this was the last shop uphill to be flooded. John Stokes (my father) is the gentleman looking directly at the camera and my brother Geoffrey is the blonde-haired boy in a gaberdine and shorts in the centre of the picture.

(Unknown photographer)

Dunraven Place which was flooded three feet or more. In the distance can be seen a Mini which was floating and had been secured to a no-waiting sign by a rope made out of neck ties from Hodges mens wear shop.

(Unknown photographer)

When the floods had subsided a little, the schoolboys came out on their bikes to watch the fire engines pumping out the premises in Dunraven Place. Photo taken at the bottom end of Wyndham Street.

Photograph:
Natalie Murphy Collection

Another photograph of Caroline Street, looking from Adare Street. The photographer was probably in a boat or had very wet feet!

(Unknown photographer)