Girona was a galleass of the 1588 Spanish Armada which foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim, Ireland, on the night of 26 October 1588 after making its way eastward along the Irish coast. A galley (from Greek γαλέα - galea is an ancient Ship which can be propelled entirely by human oarsmen, used for Warfare The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130 strong fleet sent by Philip County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The wreck is noteworthy for the loss of life that resulted, and for the treasures since recovered.
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The shipwreck
The Girona had anchored in Killybegs harbour while two other ships had been lost on attempting to enter the harbour. Killybegs ( Na Cealla Beaga in Irish) is an important harbour town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. With the assistance of an Irish chieftain, MacSweeney Bannagh, the Girona was repaired and set sail in mid-October with 1,300 men on board, including Alonso Martinez de Leyva. Lough Foyle was cleared, but then a gale struck and the Girona was driven ashore at Dunluce in County Antrim, Northern Ireland on the night of 26 October 1588. Lough Foyle ( Loch Feabhail in Irish) is the name given to the Estuary of the River Foyle in Ulster. Dunluce Castle ( Dún Lios in Irish) literally translated as the Hill fort of the fairy fort is one of the most extensive ruins of a medieval Castle Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
There were 9 survivors, who were sent on to Scotland by Sorley Boy MacDonnell; 260 bodies were washed ashore. Somhairle Buidh Mac Domhnaill (Somhairle of the yellow hair son of Donnell Anglicised Sorley Boy MacDonnell (in Scotland MacDonald) (c
Salvage
The first salvage attempts of the Girona were made within months by Sir George Carew, who complained at the expense of "sustaining the divers with copious draughts of usequebaugh [whiskey]". Marine salvage is the process of rescuing a ship its cargo and sometimes the crew from peril George Carew may refer to George Carew (diplomat, died circa 1613 English diplomat and historian George Carew 1st Earl of Totnes, Baron
Sorley Boy MacDonnell recovered 3 brass cannon and 2 chests of treasure from the wreck. Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural
In 1967 and 1968, off the coast of Portballintrae a team of Belgian divers brought up the greatest find of Spanish Armada treasure ever recovered from a wrecked ship. Portballintrae (in Irish: Port Bhaile an Trá, ie harbour of the settlement of the shore is a small sea-side Village in County Antrim, The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those [1] The Girona’s recovered gold jewellery is on show in the Ulster Museum in Belfast. The Ulster Museum is located in the Botanical Gardens in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and has around 8000 square metres of public display space featuring Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.
The wrecksite was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act on 22 April 1993. The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (1973 c33 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which provides protection for designated wrecks. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
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