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Fatal Steam Car Accident
- When
- 31 August 1869
- Where
- Parsonstown (present-day Birr)
Mary Ward died on 31 August 1869 after falling under the wheels of an experimental steam car built by her cousins at Parsonstown.
On 31 August 1869, Mary Ward and her husband Henry were travelling in a steam-powered car built by Lord Rosse's sons. The vehicle carried the Parsons boys and their tutor. Ward was thrown from the car on a bend in the road at Parsonstown (present-day Birr, County Offaly) and fell under the wheels, resulting in her death.
Sources
- Mary Ward (scientist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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