School: An Gleann Garbh (roll number 2379)
- Location:
- Glengarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caoimhín Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 154
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“Not many years ago terrible thunder and lightening occurred here.”
(continued from previous page)smuggling ships came in here to Bantry Bay with goods. They sailed in and landed the goods in Brandy Island, and from that then ashore. Men were there ready to load their baskets. They took it from that then up to Coonane mountains. They had big holes dug into the ground, and into those holes they put the goods. From that they brought them into Kenmare and other towns as well. This day this ship was going out after landing the goods. The Captain disided that he would go out the western sound. So off they started. Things were going well for a time. Suddenly the ship stuck a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séumas Ó Mathghamhna
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reenmeen West, Co. Cork