School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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- Many places along the seashore bear witness as to disasters occuring there. Carrig na Spainne(Rock of the Spaniel).
This is a huge rock or rather collection of rocks 1 1/2 miles west of Cliffoney shore and 1/4 mile north of Dernish Island. As they testifies Spaniards were lost here. It was the time of the Armada in when the Spanish ships were scattered all round Irish Coast. Two ships were battered on these rocks and smashed to pieces. All hands on board were drowned, totalling 120 in all. The bodies were washed up on the shore, Carrig Fada and were buried in the Carrow as(continues on next page)
