School: Kilmuckridge
- Location:
- Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: L. Mac Donnell
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- Narrator and Notes.
Mr. John Carberry,
Litterbeg,
Kilmuckridge
This happened in the year 1869. on the 11th of April.
Stretching for upwards of 40 miles along the east coast of Co Wexford is the notorious Blackwater Bank, a long narrow sandbank mostly submerged, but which throws up a great white spray at low water. This Bank lies about 8 or 9 miles out from the shore and runs parallel to the Wexford. In to this hidden danger ran the Pomona where she was completely wrecked in the 11th April 1869. She was a very fine Ship fully rigged having 360 passengers mostly Irish emigrants on board(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr John Carberry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Litter Beg, Co. Wexford