Shannon Flood Story (1959)

West Meath, Ireland. Various shots showing flooded area near Co. Athlone, West Meath of abandoned cottages, farmers travelling through flood water in donkey carts to feed their cattle. CU. AA Sign ’Flooded Road’. Group of boys travelling up a lane in a boat. (Orig. Neg.) Note: crackly faint picture. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.