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For the 'Flying Column' descending in darkness, it must have been epic, with the constant danger of falling or being hit by rocks displaced by those above
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Little Fionn ‘still asking for drowned mum’

A TRAUMATISED young boy who walked over a mile in torrential rain to get help for his mother and sister who later drowned was still asking for his mother last night.

Sat, 18 Sep, 2004

River deaths tragedy: Post mortems today

Post mortems will be held today for a mother and her young daughter whose bodies were recovered from a heavily-flooded Cork river.

Fri, 17 Sep, 2004

Boy, eight, dies in river accident

AN eight-year-old boy died on Saturday afternoon from an accident in a fast-flowing river in the Borlin Valley, between Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, and Bantry, Co Cork.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2004

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