Plaque, Armagh Methodist Church Hall

The following text is included in the description, "On Wednesday, 12th June 1889, hundreds of parents and children left here for the annual Methodist Sunday School excursion by train to Warrenpoint, which suffered a terrible accident on the edge of the City, resulting in the deaths of 88 people from all denominations. It was one of the darkest days in Armagh's history." Pictured here H8745 : Methodist Church and hall, Armagh A sculpture was unveiled at The Mall on 12th June 2014, 125 years after the disaster H8745 : Armagh Rail Disaster sculpture, 1889

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