08/07/2002
Local woman drowns on Spanish holiday
A Northern Ireland woman has drowned while on holiday in Spain.
Maura Lisa O’Neill, 27, from the Ballyvoy area near Ballycastle in County Antrim, was reportedly on a hen party in the country.
She was found dead in a swimming pool on Saturday July 5.
Spanish police are investigating the death and a post mortem is expected to be carried out.
It is understood that Ms O’Neill worked in her father’s Ballycastle pub, The House of McDonnell.
(AMcE)
Maura Lisa O’Neill, 27, from the Ballyvoy area near Ballycastle in County Antrim, was reportedly on a hen party in the country.
She was found dead in a swimming pool on Saturday July 5.
Spanish police are investigating the death and a post mortem is expected to be carried out.
It is understood that Ms O’Neill worked in her father’s Ballycastle pub, The House of McDonnell.
(AMcE)
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