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An experience to remember - the mines at Arigna

It is just 22 years since the last coal mine closed in Arigna, Co Roscommon. A mere two decades since the last miner stood in front of picture of the Sacred Heart on the crude altar at the pit entrance, blessed himself and headed into the darkness of the mine for a gruelling days’ work. But those years have brought a lifetime of change.

Aughawillan's Niamh Flanagan pictured with one of the orphans at Vesnova Childrens Institution, Chernobyl.

Leitrim Rose spends her 21st birthday helping orphans in Chernobyl

Aughawillan’s glamorous Rose Niamh Flanagan ditched the high heels, party dress and celebrations to spend her 21st birthday as a volunteer in a Children’s Mental Institution in Chernobyl.

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