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School: Inch Island

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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
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Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 146

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    In the War time a Ship was put down out side Lough Swilly in the year 1917. She was torpeoded by a submarine and about 90 dead bodies were washed ashore. There was 86 buried in Churchtown grave yard and 4 buried in Cockhill grave yard Buncranna.
    There was another sailing yaught put down between Fahan pier and Inch and (there) three young boys were drowned. She was struck by a heavy squall of wind from the East.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dan Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Tommie Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickanee, Co. Donegal