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'Our Wexford People': Remembering the victims of the Wexford Container Tragedy

By | Gan Ailbhe McDaid
‘Where sea water meets the Spotted fields, a young Kurdish arm would neverUnhook the window handle to admit the openingfragrance of honeysuckle. Our Wexford peoplewould never eat our strawberries, drink our tea.’ ~ ‘Our…

The Sinking of the St Patrick | Suddo’r St Patrick

By | Gan Natasha de Chroustchoff
The St Patrick was the only ferry still sailing between Ireland and Wales during World War Two. The others, the St David and the St Andrew, had been requisitioned as hospital ships serving the European front. The St. Patrick made a regular daily…

The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy | Trasiedi Goleudy’r Smalls

By | Gan Natasha de Chroustchoff
The cluster of rocks known as The Smalls, 20 miles off the coast of south west Wales, was a major shipping hazard, notorious for ferocious rip tides, until 1777 when an unorthodox timber lighthouse structure was erected consisting of nine stout oak…
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