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A 61-YEAR-old man has died following a collision between a car and a lorry on the N5 near Swinford in Mayo.
The incident occurred at about 3.40pm today on the N5 at Carrabawn.
The man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene a short time after the collision.
His body was removed to the mortuary at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar for a postmortem examination. The local Coroner has been notified.
A passenger in the car, a man in his late 20s, was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The driver and sole occupant of the lorry, a man in his 30s, was uninjured.
The scene of the collision is expected to remain closed until midday tomorrow to facilitate garda forensic collision investigators. Local diversions will remain in place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Claremorris Garda Station on 094 937 2080, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
Fabulous, Delighted that some of our fading culture, traditions, music & language are being saved
There is an archive of 17,400 Alan Lomax recordings online. Here is the first page of the Irish ones
http://research.culturalequity.org/get-audio-ix.do?ix=recording&id=IE&idType=countryCode&sortBy=abc
Alan Lomax, and amazing man. This looks like being an amazing film.
@WoodlandBard: yep can’t wait to see it
Obair mhaith. TG4 has made some innovative documentaries on a range of topics in recent years. Incidentally, did Lomax ever meet up with Ciaran MacMathuna, who did so much steady work over five decades talking to traditional Irish musicians and recording their skilled renditions?
No mention of Seamus Ennis. Could the Journal ever get some decent journalists?
@andrew: what’s the Seamus Ennis connection with Lomax?
@Dermot Lane: He was Lomax’ guide in Ireland.
@Dermot Lane: His guide in Ireland, recommended to him by the BBC, was the Dublin piper and singer Seamus Ennis, then an employee of Radio Eireann and formerly a collector for the Irish Folklore Commission. Both institutions also supported Lomax during his time here by giving him sound-recording facilities and access to their archives.
@Sean: thanks Sean it was a genuine question
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