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Halfway 1

OS Map Ref. W 610 620
Sat Nav 51°48.216N - 9°32.870W
Road:-- County Cork

Four Polish immigrant workers perished in this tragedy. From Halfway Village, on the old road beween Bandon and Cork, a mile from the bridge over the Owenaboy and the Halfway roundabout

Radislaw Nowak "Koniu" (Horse)
*22.07.1982 +14.04.2006

Rafal Gorski "Góral" (Highlander)
*06.11.1977 +14.04.2006

Andrzej Wojciechowski "Josh"
*30.11.1978 +14.04.2006

Sylwester Szczyrow "Gibon" (Gibbon)
*26.10.1980 +14.04.2006

"ZYJESZ W SERCACH NASZYCH"
(You live in our hearts)
(Translation from Polish by
Free Polish Translator website - http://www.poltran.com/pl.php4)
14th April 2006 was a Friday
Read extracts from published account of this accident

Halfway 2

OS Map Ref. W 610 620
Road: N71 County Cork
Sat Nav: N51 47.650 W8 35.936

1.2 miles on the Bandon side of the Halfway Roundabout where the R589 and the R607 join the N71

Six deaths in this two-car accident:
Twins, Cian and Gavin O'Sullivan, aged 15
Conor Coleman, aged 15
Paul O'Donovan, aged 22
Denis McCarthy aged 66
his wife, Nuala McCarthy aged 64
RIP 29th September 2001

Cian, Gavin
Conor, Paul
Denis, Nuala
2001
RIP

 halfway2
29th September 2001 was a Saturday
Read extracts from published account of this accident

Halfway 3

OS Map Ref. W 584 598
Road: N71 County Cork
Sat Nav: N51 47.387 W8 36.177

A mile and a half on the Bandon side of the Halfway Roundbout where the R589 and the R607 join the N71

Owen Lehane
25-02-02

Independent.ie Sunday March 03 2002
"Owen Lehane, 26, of Dunmanway, Co Cork, died when his car went off the road at Annabeg, Ballinhassig, Co Cork. He was driving from Bandon to Cork city." 		halfway3
25th February 2002 was a Monday

Halfway 4

OS Map Ref. W 582 598
Road: N71 County Cork
Sat Nav: N51 47.345 W8 36.298

Across the road from Owen Lehane's memorial and slightly nearer to Bandon

Brian

Brian
RIP
29-6-1982 - 23-9-2001
This second inscription appeared on an earlier cross on the site

Brian Minihane (19) from Bandon

halfway4
23rd September 2001 was a Sunday

Photos © 2006 Jerry Cremin {[irishroadside][dot][com]}
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