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Hell Hole Horror – wreck of the SS Kinsale

Hell Hole Horror – wreck of the SS Kinsale

by andrew | Jun 28, 2019 | Coastguard, Lifeboats, River Lore, Shipwrecks, Waterford Ships

On Saturday evening, 23rd November 1872 the SS Kinsale grounded on the Wexford side of Waterford harbour at a spot known locally as the Hell Hole. It was an appropriate name for the events that were to follow and it resulted in one of the largest losses of life in the...

Remembering the crew of the Alfred D Snow

by andrew | Sep 15, 2017 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Lifeboats, Maritime Wexford, River Lore, Shipwrecks

Last Sunday there was an understated but very fitting memorial ceremony for the crew of the sailing ship, Alfred D Snow. The ship grounded in Waterford Harbour on January 3rd 1888 and all 29 crew aboard were drowned. The memory of the tragedy lives on however, on both...

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