Saturday 21st of November 2009 24 hours after the Peak of the Flood which was 8 inches above this level on Friday.

Video of Flood taken between the Castle and the Hotel (wearing very high waders !!)

 

Wednesday 25th of November 2009

Stag on High Ground

The Lake is backing off !!

The Clean-up will begin

This level is the highest we had previously seen ever in the worst rainfall and weather.
In the height of this flood it was up to the red on the sign

The Huggard Family would like to thank all our Employees and Friends who helped us save our Hotel from serious damage which would have occurred if we did not take quick action to prevent this. We would also like to thank those who joined the General Manager at 3am on Friday morning securing the critical areas with sandbags as the Lake started to rise at a rapid rate. Our main damage is in Staff Accommodation, Boiler houses, Pump rooms, Stores & Laundry which lie lower than the hotel. The flood has prevented us from re-opening before our closure date of December 7th this year.

And a special Thanks to those Guests who we had to relocate between the 21st of November and the 7th of December, we hope to see you all at the Lake in the near future and hope you enjoyed your stay in Killarney.

Best Regards, Niall Huggard General Manager

 

Looking forward to opening on the 14th of January in the New Year !