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Surname
NOLAN
Forename
James
Day
14
Month
12
Year
1914
Age
27
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Killmallock, O'Donnells Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Limerick County Council
Location
Killmallock
County
Limerick, Ireland
Details of Event
A charge of gelignite exploded while he was pushing it home with a wooden rammer. Nolan was killed on the spot, and the quarry foreman was injured. The explosive was frozen, and this probably caused the accident.