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Brendan Geraghty measures the water at his home in Abbeyknockmoy. Photo: Ray Ryan

February rainfall set to exceed double amount of year ago

Land 'waterlogged' in most parts of the county

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Mark Walsh

Published: Wed 23 Feb 2022, 9:06 AM

Last updated: Wed 23 Feb 2022, 4:51 PM

FRANKLIN was the storm felt most in North Galway, its winds disrupting many a person’s sleep in the early hours of Monday morning.

Storm Franklin had the village of Moylough in total darkness on Sunday evening, while there were also power outages in Abbeyknockmoy and parts of Tuam.

All three of last week’s storms, Dudley, Farmer Brendan Geraghty is a weather recorder from Abbeyknockmoy. He has been collecting rainfall since 1960, his father before him having done so from 1930 onwards.

He has a measuring gauge mounted on a pillar...

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