It was focused around turbine 68 in the Derrybrien wind farm, and disrupted further construction.
The landslide dislodged 450,000 cubic metres (16,000,000 cu ft) of peat after days of dry weather.
[1] While initially coming to rest 2.50 kilometres (1.55 mi) away, it moved further three weeks later when rains came, entering the Derrywee River (Abhainn Da Loilioch),[2] and eventually spilled 20 kilometres (12 mi) away into Lough Cutra.
[3] The lake was also the source of the townland of Gort's drinking water, and this caused disruptions to supply.
[5] In 2008, the European Court of Justice ruled against the Irish government, noting that an environmental impact assessment should have been undertaken before the project was allowed to proceed.