Family of Creesfough victim Hugh in legal fight over his land

Partner and nephew dispute ownership

- MIRROR REPORTER

A COURTROOM battle has erupted over the estate of one of the victims of the Creeslough tragedy. 

Farmer Hugh Kelly, 59, was one of 10 people to lose their lives when a suspected gas explosion ripped through a petrol station in the Co Donegal village on October 7 last year.

Now a row has erupted between a nephew and the partner of the late Mr Kelly over his home and other lands at Bishop’s Island, Castledoe, Creeslough.

Letterkenny Circuit Court heard that his partner Linda Gallagher said she is the beneficiary of the last will and testament, dated November 30, 2006.

Ms Gallagher is seeking an interlocutory injunction against a nephew of the deceased, Josie Kelly, who she claims is illegally occupying the property.

Judge John Aylmer heard how Ms Gallagher said she attended the property on October 15, 2022, just a week after her partner had been killed.