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 186
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- This Station was built by the English Government for the coastguards. Seven coast-guards were stationed there and for these seven houses were built. Besides these, they also had a boat-house down by the shore where they kept a white whale boat. It was their duty to guard the coasts of Dunmanus Bay from French smugglers who used to bring cargoes of rum, wine, brandy, tobacco and many other things and sell them all over this district. The Coastguards used to follow them in their whale boat.
six rowers and the seventh guard steering, trying to prevent them from landing, but often they beat them. When the coastguards left the Station the smugglers attempted to break down the houses, but as they were situated too far from the sea, they failed to do so. These houses are now dwelling houses, but the boat-house is long since broken away.Another Coast guard Station was set up to guard the Western end of the bay. This station was situated near the shore of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Josephina Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
