L9901 : Plassey On The Rocks, Inisheer, Aran Islands [1]
near to Furmina, Clare, Ireland
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Plassey On The Rocks, Inisheer, Aran Islands [1]
The M.V. Plassey went aground on an offshore rock during a severe storm on the night of 8th March 1960. The 11 crew were rescued by the local onshore rescue crew. It was later driven onto the island during another storm.This picture is used on the sleeve of the CD "The Plassey on the rocks" Link
The wreck features in the opening credits of the comedy TV series 'Father Ted' Link.
The wreck features in the opening credits of the comedy TV series 'Father Ted' Link.![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif)
year taken
1962
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- L9901, 7 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Harold Strong (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- August 1962 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 21 December, 2007
- Category
- Shipwreck (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
L 9923 0160 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:3.3502N 9:30.2175W
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