This website is a memorial to the crew of the MFV Carraig Úna, lost when their trawler foundered at sea at Rathlin O’Beirne Island on the 23rd of November 1976.
2021 will be the 45th anniversary of the tragedy.
The Carraig Úna crew:
Ted Carbery, John Boyle, Anthony McLaughlin, Michael Coyle, Doalty O’Donnell.
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On the pier at Burtonport there is a commemorative stone honouring the crews of the Evelyn Marie and the Carraig Una boats that were wrecked at Rathlin O’Beirne Island. The plaque reads:
“In memory of the young men from this community who lost their lives at Rathlin O’Beirne Island in the shipwrecks of the Evelyn Marie 17th Jan 1975 and the Carraig Una 23rd Nov 1976.
Evelyn Marie crew ~ Paddy Bonner, Hughie Gallagher, Johnny O’Donnell, Rolo Faughnan, Tom Ham, Joe O’Donnell.
The Carriag Una crew ~ Ted Carbery, John Boyle, Michael Coyle, Doalty O’Donnell, Anthony McLaughlin.
They are in the hands of God.
No torments shall ever touch them
Their going looked like a disaster
But they are at peace.
Let not their memory perish.”
The Carraig Una Crew 45th Anniversary Masses will be appear as soon as the info is available:
- [TBC] St Columba’s Church, Acres, Burtonport
- [TBC] St Mary’s Church, Killybegs
- [TBC] St Mary’s Church, Kincasslagh
If you would like to contribute to the website or share any memories, images or anything related to the crew, please email info@carraiguna.org
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Their 24-hour search and rescue service operates from 237 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland, including several in Donegal. If you would like to donate please see their official website:
RNLI Website – Arranmore Lifeboat Station