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School: Creagh, An Sciobairín (roll number 2159)

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Creagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 087

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  1. A Shipwreck

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    About a dozen years ago a small ship loaded with about 150 ton of coal for Old Court arrived in the river near Innisbeg Island a bout a mile from our school. It arrived late on Christmas eve. It was dark where the crew had her anchored. They then came ashore to Old Court for provisions or messages leaving no one on watch. After two hours when the men returned the ship and cargo of coal were on fire. The part of the ship over water was burned also the top part of the cargo. Some man bought what remaind of the wreck for a small price and tried to bring ashore some coal out of it. A part of the wrecked schooner can still be seen in the Ilen River near Innisbeg.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Minihane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creagh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Minihane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creagh, Co. Cork