UCC awards posthumous Masters to victim of 1968 Tuskar Rock air crash

On Thursday, Mr Cowhig’s family attended a special ceremony on the UCC campus where a Masters degree was awarded for his work. File picture

A victim of the Tuskar Rock air crash has been awarded a posthumous Masters degree from UCC — 56 years after it was submitted.

Michael Cowhig was travelling to a conference in England when Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on March 24, 1968. The crash in the sea off Tuskar Rock in Co Wexford claimed the lives of all 61 passengers and crew on board.