News: Durkin, Pat - Back from the Dead *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Longford Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt February 22, 2011, 8:34 am DURKIN, PAT - BACK FROM THE DEAD Longford Leader December 5, 1914 A tremendous surprise was caused in Longford on Thursday night when Pat Durkin who was reported as having died in the trenches and who was actually prayed for at all Masses here last Sunday, stepped from the evening train when it arrived in Longford. It appears that Durkin was actually ill with pneumonia and was invalided home but is now recovering well and in a few weeks hopes to be as fit as ever and off again to the congenial task of evicting the Germans from Belgian territory.