In Castleconnell, Co Limerick, a couple narrowly escaped disaster during a violent storm when a beech tree crashed into their bedroom. Neil Robinson's loud snoring prompted his wife, Maura Adshead, to relocate to another room shortly before the tree struck. This incident, described by Robinson as part of one of the worst storms in 80 years in Ireland, showcases how an everyday nuisance turned into a life-saving decision amid chaos and destruction.
Neil Robinson's loud snoring may have saved his wife's life, after the worst storm to hit Ireland in 80 years caused havoc at their home in Castleconnell, Co Limerick.
Robinson, a politics professor at the University of Limerick, told the Sunday Independent that his wife Maura Adshead decided to get up "in disgust" and sleep in another room when his snoring got too loud.
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