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School: Muchgrange (C.), Greenore (roll number 7278)

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Muchgrange, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Mrs. A. O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 143

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    carried about 100 on board and all were lost.
    This was the greatest loss of life that ever happened around this coast for a long number of years. On the night she was lost there was the worst gale since the night of the "big wind". There was only one man saved and he belonged to the cargo boat. The bodies were all washed ashore with the exception of one or two.
    The upturned wreck could be seen in the lough for years, but now it has sunk, and is no longer a danger to local shipping. A floating buoy marks the spot where the Connemara lies buried.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Mc Grane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullatee, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mc Grane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullatee, Co. Louth