School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 158
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- About a week after the sinking of the "Bohemia" some of the wreck was washed ashore near Dunmanus. A man named Brien went out to a cuas to take some wreck and just as he was taking the wreck, a wave came and carried him out to sea. He sank immediately and his body was never found.
- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Another ship the "Hibernia" was lost about fifty years ago near Carbery Island. It was on a journey from Montreal and contained a general cargo. All the crew were saved but the stewardess who anxious to show her bravery would not let anyone accompany her to the shore but swam alone. The head and body were taken before they sank as the ship when it struck her completely beheaded her. She was then taken ashore and buried. From(continues on next page)
