Inquest told of parents’ valiant bid to save sons from blaze

THE parents of three brothers who lost their lives in a house fire had to leave an inquest because the evidence was so upsetting.

The valiant efforts of mother and father, Kathleen and Anthony McDonagh, to try and get back into the house to rescue their children were outlined at Drogheda Coroner’s Court.

Their sons, eight-year-old James, 16-year-old Tony Jnr, and 21-year-old Martin, all perished in the blaze at their home in the Moneymore estate in the early hours of March 16 last.