School: An Clochar, Baile Caisleáin Bhéara (roll number 13762)
- Location:
- Castletownbere, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Rosáraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0278, Page 047
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There is a rock at the east end of Bere Island called the Dog's Rock. The ship to meet its doom on this rock was a British Destroyer which ran on it on the night of the 1st May 1907 when the British fleet were having manouvers. It remained high on the rock for some time and then broke in two. One half sank and the other half was towed away.
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The next ship lost there was a coal-boat carrying about three hundred tons of coal for the British fleet which was in Berehaven Harbour at the time. This boat remained high on the rock for some time and the storm from time to time broke her. This boat was lost in the year 1908. A Lobster cutter and a British Trawler were since lost there but fortunately no lives were lost.
- Collector
- Máire Ní Mhurchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Felane West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mary Teresa Mullins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castletownbere, Co. Cork
