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Posted on May 10, 2019July 16, 2018

76th Anniversary of the Ballymanus Mine Disaster, 10th May 1943

It is 76 years since 19 men, including my mother’s uncle, were killed by a mine washed up at Mullaghduff / Ballymanus in the Rosses. Here is a post on…

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Posted on May 10, 2018May 7, 2018

May 10th 1943 – the Ballymanus Mining Disaster

I previously posted this poem on the Ballymanus Mine Disaster, which happened on this date in 1943. My great-uncle died in this disaster, one of the neglected tragedies of World…

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