School: Summerville (roll number 622)

Location:
Summerville, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
John Burke
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  1. A small boat called the Brig Zeug with four men aboard was swept into Ballymacaw cove and was wrecked. Its cargo was iron ore. It was wrecked in the year eighteen hundred and seventy. One man was drowned and the remaining three were saved.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerald Mc Carry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr A. Taylor
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford