School: Ballyvaldon (roll number 10792)
- Location:
- Ballyvaldon, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 251
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- (continued from previous page)money + Master King who captained her received a double reward.
- John Doyle - Ballinadrissogue
Mr Doyle says it was about 60 years ago that this ship was wrecked. She was small + got into difficulties off the Blackwater Banks
The Blackwater Lightship came to her aid and the crew jumped aboard safely except one man who got hurt. The vessel got her main sail torn by the bowsprit of the lighship and drifted inshore with the wounded man
The Coast guards came to his help but to no avail - Informant
- John Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Seanchaí
- Address
- Ballynadrishoge, Co. Wexford
- This ship was wrecked off Ballyvaldon Gap about a mile + half from Bvaldon School about 70 years ago and from the wreck came forth a swarm of black rats whose descendants still are amongst the people
