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The cargo vessel Plassey was shipwrecked off Inis Oírr in the 1960s, and has since been thrown above high tide mark at Carraig na Finise on the island by strong Atlantic waves. The islanders rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy-




coordinates : 53°03'20.91"N 9°30'13.08"W
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  1. Anonymous // Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:13:00 PM  

    Thats the ship wreck from the opening credits of Father Ted always wondered how it got there

  2. Anonymous // Monday, April 13, 2009 2:07:00 PM  

    wonder what the name of the captain of the plassey was? Was it Tom Wilson?