It is 76 years since 19 men, including my mother’s uncle, were killed by a mine washed up at Mullaghduff / Ballymanus in the Rosses.
and here is a poem on the disaster, again via the Donegal Heritage Blog
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha
Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda
Séamus Sweeney 
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