Extract from letter ‘Very Bad Mutton and Beef, you Can’t Conceive of the Wretchedness of it’, of Godwin Swift (Customs Man), 16th May 1757 from Crookhaven, West Cork, Ireland.

Originally posted on West Cork History:
? https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Durrus,+Co.+Cork/@51.5507517,-9.689226,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48459fe7ccd270df:0x231e3744ac95441a!8m2!3d51.6217112!4d-9.521993?hl=en ? https://wordpress.com/post/durrushistory.com/16278 ? https://durrushistory.com/2016/05/07/1845-john-coughlan-of-crookhaven-west-cork-owner-of-whaler-the-wild-irish-girl-rescues-schooner-british-america-canada-exile/ Courtesy: Toby Bernard, Mizen Journal 2004 Extract from letter ‘Very…