Scoil: St Egney's (C.), Buncrana

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1. Shipwrecks

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   On 4th December 1811 an English warship named the Saldana was shipwrecked in Lough Swilly, inside "Carraic O'Donnell" rock, two miles south of Portsalon - of where Portsalon Hotel now stands. This warship had on board 700 of a crew, but only one was saved. He swam ashore to Stocker but died a few hours later.

   The hull of the ship lies about one hundred fathoms deep.

   Any of this crew that were not identified or on whose bodies nothing was found to show their religion, were buried on the land beside where they were found.

   There was a song made on this shipwreck. These are a few lines of it:-

   One man out of seven hundred
   The storm did withstand,
   He swam alive to Stocker
   And died upon the land.

   (Denis McLaughlin, Leophin, heard the story from his father about 30 years ago)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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   Topaicí

   1. ócáidí
      1. cruatan (~1,565)
         1. longbhriseachta (~384)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Annie Mc Laughlin

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Seoladh

   Liafin, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Faisnéiseoir

   Denis Mc Laughlin

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   46

   Gairm bheatha

   Carpenter (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Liafin, Co. Dhún na nGall