School: Baile an Chaisleáin, PortLáirge (roll number 15841)
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Gobnait Ní Dhuinnín
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- After the Crimean War a ship named the "Sea Horse" sailed into Tramore Bay. It was a very stormy and foggy evening in the month of July and this ship had failed to find its way.
It separated from the other ships and set sail as a pirate ship. It is told in local folklore that the pirates robbed Rome and also took nuns and priests as captives. It carried gold silver and other valuable jewels.
It ws unable to find its way out of the rocks unfortunately. It struck "Pollock rock" and [was] wrecked to pieces. There(continues on next page)- Collector
- Christina Rockett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumcannon, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- James Rockett
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcannon, Co. Waterford