Remembering the Dromcolliher disaster 100 years on
About this episode
The episode discusses the Dromcolliher disaster and its impact on the community 100 years later.
Today, the village of Dromcolliher in west Limerick, along with the Taoiseach, will come together to remember the tragedy which befell their community on the 5th of September 1926.150 villagers gathered to watch a film, but a fire swept through the tiny loft that had been set up as a makeshift screening room. In all, 48 men, women and children lost their lives. Gerry Keyes, Chairperson of the Dromcollgher26 group, formed to commemorate the first civil tragedy of the Irish state, joins Pat to discuss.
People in this episode
Host: Pat Kenny
Guest: Gerry Keyes
Topics covered
- tragedy
- commemoration
- community
- history
- fire disaster
Keywords
- Dromcolliher
- disaster
- fire
- commemoration
- history
- tragedy
- Gerry Keyes
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Dromcolliher, Limerick
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