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Very sad and much respect for these brave men....thank you for post,....would it be in order to ask the song please....thank you..
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The sea is a cruel mistress. RIP lost the fishermen.
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When I saw this I just cried. I'm a 53 year-old man but I cried.
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Surely there was a lighthouse with a red sector over the rocks to warn of this danger.
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My blessings go out to the families of these fishermen... This story has always intrigued me being that "Evelyn Marie" is my grandmothers first and middle name and my aunts and mine.
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RIP brave fisherman - we take for granted the catch on our plate ! Thanks to your skill and bravery
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Two words: Occupational Hazard. Sad that this is to watch and learn about the truth is that nature has the final say-so at sea. In many respects the same applies to the sky: Should this fact go unappreciated / unrespected then danger is sure not far away.
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Very touching and sad, as long as men go to the sea to earn a living boats and lives will be lost, it has always been that way, the communities that make their from the sea are the heart and soul of our country, they are a special breed and I for one am proud to be from a fishing family
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Very interesting but sad program. Brave men indeed.
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I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A VERY SAD THING THAT I HAVE WATCHED AS I KNEW MOST OF THE 16 MEN THAT WERE LOST AT SEA BOTH MY UNCLES WERE AMONG THESE MEN PADDY BONNER & MICHAEL BONNER MAY GOD IF THERE IS A GOD KEEP THEM ALL IN HIS CARE TILL WE MEET AGAIN XXX
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The list is a long one and goes a long way back. They are at peace now, but it is still tough on those left behind. I was in a house in Whitehaven where four empty coffins were waked. 44 miners bodies had been sealed in the William pit because they were killed and buried by an explosion. Man proposes but GOD disposes. May they rest at the right hand of GOD.
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Remember this,next time you're arguing about the price in your local "Chippie"!
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dees men are mighty brave
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These are the men that makes Donegal what it is.
Programme 6 Tuesday 28 August 2007 8.30pm For many communities dotted along the Donegal coastline, fishing was their life's blood. With limited employment, the young men who grew up in this tiny corner of Ireland were destined for a life at sea. But it wasn't just about the money. Fishing was the common bond between communities. In places like Killybegs and Burtonport little else was talked about. RTÉ's Television Archive Unit looks at the lives of those affected by a litany of trawler disasters that hit the community hard in the mid-seventies and early eighties. It focuses on three trawler disasters in particular: the Evelyn Mari in 1975, the Carraig Una in 1976 and the Skifjord in 1981. Altogether sixteen lives lost at sea while trying to provide for their families. Narrated by Doireann Ni Bhriain, Disasters also features the Doolin Drownings (1983) and Loreto Convent Fire, St. Stephen's Green (1986).