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Surname
CUNNINGHAM
Forename
William
Day
06
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
52
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Tinvier Quarry
Mineral Worked
Shale
Owner
Athy Brick & Tile Co. Ltd
Location
County
Queen's, Ireland
Details of Event
Deceased had fired a shot at the bottom to undermine, and was clearing away the result of the shot, when a large mass of shale, 10 feet deep, 12 feat broad, dropped down on to him. The fall had overhung, and must have been in a dangerous condition.