Woman (92) dies in house fire

A 92-year-old woman died when her home was engulfed in flames yesterday

A 92-year-old woman died when her home was engulfed in flames yesterday. Mrs Bridie (Nan) Butler was alone in her two-storey farmhouse, at Sheastown, three miles from Kilkenny city, when the fire apparently started in the kitchen at about 12.30 p.m.

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