Cian Manning had another interesting story to recount on The Big Breakfast Blaa's "I loves me county" historical feature, exploring the unusual inquest investigating the death of surgeon major John George Stephen Lewis. It occurred in July 1897 and was believed to have resulted from an overdose of opium.

Only based in Waterford from early that year, Lewis's return to army duties was continually hampered by ill health and addiction.

Inquest

However his wife Isabella Harriet Lewis was reluctant to reveal all the details concerning the final hours of her husband's existence, with her testimony veering from the tragic to the farcical.

You can listen back to Cian and catch him every Wednesday on The Big Breakfast Blaa after the news at 9am.

Keep up to date on all the latest from The Big Breakfast Blaa with Ollie and Dymphna from 6am until 10am daily.

Cian Manning had another interesting story to recount on The Big Breakfast Blaa's "I loves me county" historical feature, exploring the unusual inquest investigating the death of surgeon major John George Stephen Lewis. It occurred in July 1897 and was believed to have resulted from an overdose of opium.
Only based in Waterford from early that year, Lewis's return to army duties was continually hampered by ill health and addiction.
Inquest
However his wife Isabella Harriet Lewis was reluctant to reveal all the details concerning the final hours of her husband's existence, with her testimony veering from the tragic to the farcical.
You can listen back to Cian and catch him every Wednesday on The Big Breakfast Blaa after the news at 9am.
<a href="https://wlrfm.com/podcasts/the-big-breakfast-blaa">Keep up to date on all the latest from The Big Breakfast Blaa with Ollie and Dymphna from 6am until 10am daily.</a>

Start your day with Ollie Carroll, Dymphna Nugent and the WLR News team on The Big Breakfast Blaa, who will bring you plenty of on-air banter, laughter, great music, fantastic competitions, features and much, much more… And as well as being entertained you’ll also be kept well informed with all the very latest news, sport and traffic updates from our team. It's as much a part of Waterford life as the Blaa itself! The Big Breakfast Blaa is brought to you in association with <a href="https://coffeehouselane.ie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coffee House Lane</a> <a href="https://www.wlrfm.com/listenback">Listen back to The Big Breakfast Blaa here</a>.

Start your day with Ollie Carroll, Dymphna Nugent and the WLR News team on The Big Breakfast Blaa, who will bring you plenty of on-air banter, laughter, great music, fantastic competitions, features and much, much more… And as well as being entertained you’ll also be kept well informed with all the very latest news, sport and traffic updates from our team. It's as much a part of Waterford life as the Blaa itself! The Big Breakfast Blaa is brought to you in association with&nbsp;&lt;a href="<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coffeehouselane.ie/">https://coffeehouselane.ie/</a>" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Coffee House Lane&lt;/a&gt;&nbsp;&lt;a href="<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wlrfm.com/listenback&quot;>Listen">https://www.wlrfm.com/listenback"&gt;Listen</a> back to The Big Breakfast Blaa here&lt;/a&gt;.