TY - SER KW - Irish Americans KW - elementary schools KW - Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 AU - Mildred S. Flaherty AB - Billy Flynn, 11, and his seven-year-old brother are forced to flee their home during the St. Patrick’s Day flood of 1936. C1 - 1936 C3 - Allegheny County; Allegheny River; Monongahela River; Ohio River; Pittsburgh C4 - Children’s; Historical; Disaster CY - Pittsburgh LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Billy Flynn, 11, and his seven-year-old brother are forced to flee their home during the St. Patrick’s Day flood of 1936. PB - The Local History Company PP - Pittsburgh PY - 2004 RN - Mildred Flaherty, born and raised on the North Side of Pittsburgh, is a pediatric nurse and retired professor of the University of Pittsburgh. Her novel is inspired by her own memories and those of family and friends. EP - 110 p. TI - The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood ER -