One week on from the floods that brought devastation to parts of the southwest, stories of remarkable community spirit and cooperation are still emerging.
Lynette Byrne certainly won't forget the events of 18 October in a hurry.
On the day Storm Babet dumped a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours on Midleton, Co Cork, Lynette had been attending a breastfeeding support group in the town.
"Our daughter Clodagh was born on 8 October. I had a caesarean section and this was really our first time out of the house," she explained.
After the meeting, Lynette began her journey home. Her husband Liam was driving, but it soon became clear that the roads were impassable.
"The river was after bursting, but we didn't know it at the time," Lynette said. "We tried several routes but couldn't find a way out. It was getting quite deep and we thought 'Jesus, how are we going to get out of here?'"
The couple headed back into the town and parked at the train station.
"I was just thinking that I have a ten-day-old baby in the car and we need to get home. We started to see all the pictures on social media and we realised that this was very serious."
After calling both the local garda and fire stations, Lynette was advised to call 999.
But with the emergency services under severe pressure, there was no prospect of a quick rescue.
Instead, help came in an unexpected fashion.
"We had been in the car since 11am and it was about 5pm when we were rescued. It was a really nice guy from Irish Rail who saw us in the car park. He told us that Civil Defence were coming with a JCB for us.
"When they arrived, they were fantastic, checking that we were OK. They asked me if I would get up in the cab, but this was the biggest JCB I had ever seen in my life and I had just had a C-section!
"So they said Liam should get into the cab with Clodagh wrapped in blankets. There was no room for the baby seat or anything."
With Liam standing in the cab behind the driver, Lynette found herself travelling home in unorthodox fashion.
"I got into the bucket with the two guys from Civil Defence. They were holding on to me and we were all holding on to the bucket! We drove through some roads which were really badly flooded. There was quite a bit of 'Ah she'll do it... no we can't go that way... turn around', but eventually they dropped us off in a place where the waters were receding."
The family completed their journey home in a vehicle operated by the Guileen Coast Guard.
"That car was able to go through the flood, so they brought us home. Everyone took great care of me. I wouldn't have been able to stay in the car overnight with Clodagh. We couldn't have got home without them."
Lynette had to return to hospital this week. She is recovering at home again now, but wants to say "a huge thank you" to everyone who helped her, Liam and baby Clodagh last week.
"All the people who helped us - and all the other people and volunteers who have been working day and night - really do deserve the recognition.
"I hadn't left the house at all after the C-section. Coming home in the bucket of a JCB certainly wasn't in the plan that day, but it's certainly something we'll be able to tell Clodagh about when she's older!"
