School: Ráth an Bharraigh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 9067)
- Location:
- Castlefreke, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Grífín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0316, Page 012
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- One of the saddest tragedies of the European war was the sinking of the Lusitania in the year 1915. She was returning from America and was near reaching her destination when a German submarine torpedoed her a few miles off the Old Head of Kinsale because it was suspected by the Germans that she was carrying war materials as they did not want her to land any at the English ports. Several on the Irish coast witnessed the tragic scene. The press account given about it was very sad. The little babies some only twelve months old that were on the ship had to be lowered into the life-boats. They had only twenty minutes to do all this work and it was many that perished.
The Norwegion was wrecked in the month of April 1916 between Dirk and the Red Strand. She was torpedoed and then struck the Black-Rock. She had a general cargo and was going to Queenstown.(continues on next page)
