Friday 13 November 2015

Powder Horn. Co: Dublin.





                                   Freeman Journal

                                  10th January 1764.

                                         Newbridge

                                                                 Co: DUBLIN

Saturday a most melancholy Accident happened at Newbridge in Fingall; Master Newenham,
 Son of the most worthy High Sheriff of the County of Dublin, and Miss Monk, seeing a Powder
 Horn with some Gunpowder in it, they threw it on the Fire, which immediately burnt, and made 
such an Explosion as to burn the young Gentleman in so shocking a manner, that he died the
 Day after, and the young Lady is severely burned, but is in a fair Way of Recovery.


http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Dublin/1764/JAN.html

Courtesy of the above link.


Dave Stroud. ramrodantiques.co.uk

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