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The Plassey Shipwreck on Inisheer Aran Islands

The Plassey Shipwreck

In 1960 on a dark stormy night a freighter was washed ashore on the Island of Inisheer (Inis Oírr). The Islanders quickly gathered to the wreck to rescue those on board and to salvage what they could from the battering sea. The ship carried many goods that were never before seen on the island, including […]

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