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Kilmilkin
OS Map Ref. L 930
555
Road: R336 County Galway
Sat Nav: N53 32.346 W9 36.909
This is the Church of the Nativity, Kilmilkin. It is situated in Joyce country,
on the road to Killary Harbour and Louisburg. It is 3.1 miles west of Maam
Bridge
In Loving Memory
Of
Michael Joyce
Garryduff, Claremorris, Co. Mayo
1972 -
1998
Michael was an international showjumping rider
who won for
Ireland and England at Hickstead.
He made history by riding the youngest
horse ever
in the great Hickstead Derby
Michael was killed on St Stephen's Day (Dec 26th) 1998 when a tree was blown on top of his car during one of the worst storms Ireland has seen in recent history |
26th December 1998 was a Saturday
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Read
extracts from published account of this accident |
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