Village to commemorate train crash anniversary

A small village in North Cork is preparing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a train crash which left one person dead and more than 90 injured.

On Bank Holiday Monday, Aug 6, the people of Lombardstown will unveil a commemorative stone and launch a new book on the history of the local railway station.

The event will recount how a special excursion train carrying 250 English holidaymakers back to the ferry in Dublin from Killarney crashed as it entered Lombardstown railway station.