School: Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 159
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- (continued from previous page)Over a hundred years ago Passage was only a fishing village. It was the Dock which first made it important. The Docks were established by Captain Brown and his brother Henry. Some years after the Docks were established they were visited by Queen Victoria and to honour the English Queen, who wore green on the day she visited Passage, the Docks were named "The Royal Victoria Dock-yard."
Ships damaged in the Atlantic came to Passage to be repaired as it was the nearest port, which had a dock, for ships coming from America. In those days ships were built of timber and unequipped with wireless. Work was always plentiful in the Dockyard and the inhabitants of Passage were familiar with people of all nationalities, in fact, Passage was a cosmopolitan town. Some of the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 83
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Address
- Passage West, Co. Cork
