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1. The Wreck of "The Henry"

   

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   In the winter of the year 1913 there was a two masted schooner named "The Henry" trading between Gaston and Drogheda with a cargo of coal. The night was stormy and the sea was very rough. The ship's steering went out of order and she got into difficulties and as she drifted along the crew sent up distress signals, burning their beds and practically every thing in their possession to attract attention. The first to their assistance was fisher-men who had been fishing during the night, they rescued the crew and took them to Dublin to "The Sailors Home" and in the mean-time the vessel drifted to with-in about two miles of the River Nanny where she sank and all that remained of her above the water was about four feet of her mast which could be seen with a telescope. A short time afterwards "The Irish Lights" vessel came along, and marked the

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thos Curran

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corballis, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Mrs Devin

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   72