1845, John Coughlan of Crookhaven, West Cork Owner of Whaler ‘The Wild Irish Girl’ Rescues Schooner British America (Canada) ‘Exile’. Somewhat surprising to see a whaler operating out of Crookhaven. The extended Coughlan/Coghlan family were active mariners, Royal Navy personnel.
Cork Examiner 01 February 1847
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