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LISTEN: Devastated pensioner loses 70 acres of bogs in west Roscommon fire

May 19, 2025 00:43
By Eoghan Murphy
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LISTEN: Devastated pensioner loses 70 acres of bogs in west Roscommon fire
Tommy Hora

Tommy Hora's house was narrowly saved in the blaze.

A pensioner has spoken of his devastation after losing all of his bogs, covering around 70 acres, in a massive fire in west Roscommon.

Tommy Hora's house was narrowly saved in the blaze, which broke out on Sunday afternoon and was still burning at midnight. Our reporter Eoghan Murphy spoke to Tommy outside his house in Lecarrow, Gortaganny, on Sunday night:

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