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Worst disaster on Irish Sea commemorated

Descendants of people lost on the RMS Leinster, the worst disaster on the Irish Sea, were among a gathering today to mark the 90th anniversary of its sinking.

Worst disaster on Irish Sea commemorated

Fri, 10 Oct, 2008 - 17:46

Descendants of people lost on the RMS Leinster, the worst disaster on the Irish Sea, were among a gathering today to mark the 90th anniversary of its sinking.

More than 500 crew and passengers died on the mail boat, which operated between Dun Laoghaire and Holyhead in Wales, when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 10, 1918.

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