Boy who came across Gap of Dunloe accident settles nervous shock action for €75,000

The boy did not see the accident involving his grandmother where the pony and trap went over the edge of a cliff, but did see the aftermath

Normand Larose and Rosalyn Joy Few were killed in a horse and cart accident at the Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Co. Kerry.

A 15-year-old American who sued for nervous shock after he came across the accident at the Gap of Dunloe where his grandmother and her partner died when their pony and trap plunged down a ravine has settled a High Court action for €75,000.

Gavin Walther was on the second day of a dream holiday to Ireland with five other family members and in a procession of three pony and traps at the Kerry scenic beauty spot when he and his sister came upon the accident.