DocArchive (2002): Cleggan Disaster - a podcast by RTÉ Documentary on One

The Cleggan Disaster took place in the Galway fishing village in 1927. This tragedy took the lives of 45 fishermen from the local community. A hurricane struck, destroying the fishing boats at sea. The programme speaks to surviving families and features extracts from poems and books about the event. (First Broadcast 2002).

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