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Loughrea -- 2 Sites

Loughrea 1

OS Map Ref. M 680 189
Road: N6 County Galway

This monument is on the Dublin side of Loughrea on the left hand side of the road, one mile east of the major junction going to Portumna. This was another tragic multiple fatality. The inscription is in Irish and English.

I gcuimhne ar
Séamus S. Breathnach
Liam Mac Gloinn
agus Micheál Ó Muineacháin
a fuair bás
ag an ionad seo de bharr timpiste
ar an 9ú Aibreáin 1950
In memory of
James J. Walsh
William Glynn
and Michael Monaghan
who were killed
at this spot in traffic accident
on the 9th April 1950
Erected by the Father Griffin GAA Club, Galway
9th April 1950 was a Sunday

Loughrea 2

OS Map Ref. M 573 177
Road: N6 County Galway

This monument is about 2 miles west of Loughrea on the left hand side of the road as you go west.

In loving memory of
Brendan Clarke
Meelick, Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
died tragically at this spot on
16 December 1994
aged 18 years.
Erected by - The Bikers

16th December 1994 was a Friday
Photos © 2001 Jerry Cremin {[irishroadside][dot][com]}
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