Death of Samuel Donegan

Samuel Donegan 20 November 1911 – 8 June 1972, was a member of the Garda Síochána who was killed by an IRA bomb. Garda Donegan was a native of County Longford. He was killed by a Provisional IRA booby-trap bomb left by the roadside, at either Legakelly or Drumboghanagh, near Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh. Garda Donegan had crossed the border into Northern Ireland moments before his death.

Death of Samuel Donegan

Samuel Donegan 20 November 1911 – 8 June 1972, was a member of the Garda Síochána who was killed by an IRA bomb. Garda Donegan was a native of County Longford. He was killed by a Provisional IRA booby-trap bomb left by the roadside, at either Legakelly or Drumboghanagh, near Newtownbutler in County Fermanagh. Garda Donegan had crossed the border into Northern Ireland moments before his death.