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Title: Death of Capt. John Blue
Post by: gblue42 on Saturday 15 December 07 21:41 GMT (UK)

I'm thinking this may be my gg. grandfather but the story has no information about his age or his family. Does anybody here have any additional information about this unfortunate event?

http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Media,5269,en.pdf

Gerry

Title: Re: Death of Capt. John Blue
Post by: gblue42 on Saturday 15 December 07 22:16 GMT (UK)

I apologize for the oversight.  The article is from http://www.limerickcity.ie/CityLibrary/LocalStudies/ObituariesFuneralNoticesfromtheLimerickChroniclenewspaper/B/:

Limerick Chronicle 11th October 1892, captain of steamship 'Mermaid'; accidental drowning at Limerick docks