Men discover they made a grave error

May 1979

While digging a grave in Carrig-on-Bannow recently, Andy Monaghan and Jimmy Neville were using a jackhammer to dig through rock. Leaving off in the afternoon, they put the jackhammer in the parochial house. Next morning, not alone had the jackhammer disappeared, but the parochial house was gone as well.

During the evening, the house had been demolished, covering the jackhammer, so the men had to finish the grave with a pick and a shovel. The jackhammer has since been retrieved and will soon be fit for use again.