School: Templetown
- Location:
- Templetown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Charles D. Hearne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 191
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- During the early years of the war, while I still attended school at the Hook, I remember the wreck of the 'Margaret'.
German submarines were very active on the Waterford steamship route. It is said that they used have submarine fuel tanks on the bottom of the sea.
They were very much at home on the east coast of the Hook. I often saw the foamy tail of their periscopes.
Men from them used sometimes come ashore in collapsible boats, even posting letters locally.
The 'Margaret' was a steamship laden with coal, with a crew of 22. She had been injured out near the Saltees by a mine or torpedo. Another ship took her in tow. She towed her just to Hook point.
The weather was very rough. The tow rope was broke, but as things seemed to be alright with the towed vessel, the other continued on.
It was nighttime.
At Hook point, there is a part or line(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Hearne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Occupation
- Teacher
