School: Ros Mhic Eoghain (roll number 1388)
- Location:
- Rossmackowen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seoirse Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 103
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- This bay is the farthest south harbour in Ireland and very probably it was to this place that the first people that visited Ireland came because it's nearest to Spain and France.
On the west side of Bantry bay the ruins of Dunboy castle are now seen.
In 1602 Carew destroyed it and when those who were defending the castle tried to escape by swimming to Bere Island and the English shot them dead in the sea.
When Woulfe Tone was trying to free Ireland he got the French to send a fleet with men and arms to help this Country.
However this was scattered and separated and only three reached Bantry Bay where nobody was to meet them. So then they returned to France but after a while another fleet set out for Ireland but the same happened to this. Some of these ships also reached Bantry bay but they too went back to France and never left it.
- Collector
- Nísí Ní Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
