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Things aren’t always what they seem

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Ciara Ohartghaile
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I woke suddenly in the middle of the night feeling nauseous. My mind went over the possibilities until I arrived at the horrendous conclusion. I quickly search the internet for an answer; highly toxic, no known antidote, fatal, death by asphyxia.

My darling mum ready to swim in Donegal

Thankfully I survived the night. But for about 4 hours I thought I ha…

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