Two Tragic Barrister Trip and Falls at Wilton Place, 1882-1911


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The Grand Canal, Dublin, at Wilton Place, between Baggot Street and Leeson Street Bridge, by Edward Tomkins, via Whytes.ie

From the Clonmel Chronicle, 20 December 1882:

A DUBLIN BARRISTER FOUND DROWNED

The body of the late Mr. Robert Donnell BL was discovered in the Grand Canal, in the immediate vicinity of Leeson-Street Bridge, yesterday morning. It is believed that the unfortunate gentleman accidentally fell into the water and drowned. The previous afternoon he left his residence, at Stephen’s read more