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26-Apr-2011

Monument

Kelly's Monument stands in the centre of Dundalk,
commemorating the sacrifice of a brave lifeboat crew
who lost their lives in a fierce storm.
The inscription on one of the sides reads:
"In memory of Captain James Joseph Kelly, Gerald Hughes, James Corssy and
James Murphy who lost their lives in a noble and humane effort to rescue
the crew of the barque Mary Stoddard wrecked in Dundalk Bay on
the 9th of April 1858.'

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Mieke WA Minkjan		28-Apr-2011 09:33
thank you for the story, nicely illustrated with a picture of the monument

Alan K		27-Apr-2011 21:56
Nothing in the world wants to kill you as badly as the ocean does, which is why I prefer to stay on land or in the air. Nice, subtle light on this helps to set a feeling.

Guest		27-Apr-2011 13:38
A beautiful monument and nice way to keep their memory alive.

Neal Nye		27-Apr-2011 11:29
A wonderfully interesting monument so pleasingly presented.

Cindi Smith		27-Apr-2011 01:00
They are heros! A wonderful monument to them.

LynnH		27-Apr-2011 00:58
Sad, but they died heros. This is a very nice monument for them!

J. Scott Coile		26-Apr-2011 22:05
Brave souls remembered.

Stephanie		26-Apr-2011 20:54
A lovely, historic monument! You're having beautiful weather today, aren't you? :))

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