On July the 8th in the year 1900 a terrible catastrophe occurred in Ballyheigue Bay. It fell on Sunday. Some boys and girls went for a pleasure trip in an open boat; there were six in number. When about half a mile from the shore they hoisted a sail, one of the ropes got entangled on top of the main mast the owner climbed the mast to release the rope, the weight overhead being too heavy; the boat overturned and its occupants fell into