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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)

Location:
New Ross, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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    their help, but could not proceed on the first day. They then returned, and procured a more powerful motor boat and succeeded in reaching the vessel, but found that all the crew had perished, the vessel being a total wreck.
    The people in the mainland at "Porter's Gate" could hear the frantic cries of the men during the two days. The cargo consisting of valuable timber was salvaged and auctioned to the people around the locality. There is some of it in use still in Ryan's mill Mullenderry. There was a ballad, composed about the disaster.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Maudlins, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Rowe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmullin, Co. Wexford