Úna Wogan catalogues some tragic accidents at Powerscourt Waterfall over the last 150 years that were reported in the national media. Powerscourt Waterfall deserves the thousands of visitors it receives each year as, viewed from below or above, it’s one of the most beautiful scenes in Ireland, particularly when the…
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Michael (Queries: enniskerrylocalhistory@gmail.com)
I’ve been watching Camelot ‘the new tv series’ and I am amazed how glorious Powerscourt’s waterfall looks. Recognised other parts of Wicklow as well 🙂
I was the first person to reach Colm. I was at Powerscourt, looking at the waterfall. I saw him and the dog fall. I got my nephew to raise the alarm in the car park. I told him to ask people to phone for an ambulance and to ask if anybody was a doctor or nurse, if so would they go to the water edge.
I waded into the water. It was very cold. Colm was face down. I managed because he was buoyant in the water to turn him and he started to gasp.
I slowly dragged him !with the water supporting his weight to the side.
It was so cold. We were worried he would die from the cold.
I can’t remember who came to meet us. Just remember that very quickly Colm was whisked away to have medical help.
It was before the days of mobile phones or Google and I was a visitor from Wales. I didn’t know where he had been taken but I did get told later that he had died.
I know it’s a long time ago November 1981 but I am Colm s sister I would love to talk to you
“September 1929 the Irish Independent reported that a young Dublin man called Donald Neill, aged 22,”
I believe this Donald is a relative of my family and we are hoping to come over to Ireland and try and find his grave.