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Surname
WHITE
Forename
John
Day
08
Month
02
Year
1909
Age
66
Occupation
Quarrier
Mine/Quarry Name
Drinagh Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Cooper & Co.
Location
Drinagh
County
Wexford, Ireland
Details of Event
Premature explosion of charge of gunpowder. Probably from a piece of smouldering fuse from a previous charge fired in the same hole. Alleged the interval was about half-an-hour, but not timed.