What is recorded here
Six fishermen from Trá Ruaim drowned in Dunmanus Bay on September 20th 1899. Charles Coughlan, Thomas Spillane, John McCarthy, Patrick O'Donovan and brothers Eugene and Charles McCarthy joined the water and did not return. Their names still stand together on the memorial, remembering the men the bay took.
In memory of six Trá Ruaim fishermen drowned on September 20th 1899. CHARLES COUGHLAN THOMAS SPILLANE JOHN McCARTHY PATRICK O'DONOVAN Brothers EUGENE & CHARLES McCARTHY. I iíontaibh Dé go gcastar sinn.
Places near here
Tra Ruaim Fishing SpurWalking route · 145 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / stone ringfort · 250 yd
Burial Gd (Disused)Burial ground · 682 yd
Sheep's Head - Caher LoopWalking route · 915 yd
Caher MountainMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
surgery/clinicsurgery/clinic · 2.6 mi
Kilcrohane Ch(in rns)Church · 2.7 mi
Nora DaltonMemorial · 2.8 mi
Ballyroon MountainMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Mass RockMemorial · 3.0 mi
Dunmanus BayBay · 3.0 mi
Finn McCool's SeatViewpoint · 3.1 miOther information
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