A Mountain Rescue on Mount Brandon

A Mountain Rescue on Mount Brandon

31st March 1965; One of a group of Cloghane and Tralee men saved the life of Dublin psychiatrist Dr Patricia Pringle, who was trapped on a narrow ledge on Mount Brandon on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the 30th and 31st of March. Dr Pringle was holidaying with a friend and attempted to reach the top of the 3,170 foot mountain when she strayed onto a narrow ledge on the cliff face of Faha Peak.

Photo ID: HRZ015
Created: March 31, 1965
Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive
Photo size: 20.7 Mpixels (59.1 MB uncompressed) - 4046x5105 pixels (13.5x17 in / 34.3x43.2 cm at 300 ppi)

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