Valentia Lifeboat And Crew

Valentia Lifeboat And Crew

7th February 1959; The crew of the Valentia Lifeboat unloading the bodies of nine fisherman. The men lost their lives after their trawler 'The Mary Brigitte' sank off the coast of Kerry near the Blasket Islands.

Photo ID: XHY028
Created: February 07, 1959
Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive
Photo size: 21.8 Mpixels (62.4 MB uncompressed) - 5937x3672 pixels (19.8x12.2 in / 50.3x31.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Published in: Blasket, 1959, News, Valentia