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Eamonn McEneaney talks about the tragic sinking of the SS Formby and her sister ship the SS Coningbeg.

Eamonn McEneaney talks about the tragic sinking of the SS Formby and her sister ship the SS Coningbeg.

In his virtual tour of Waterford Treasures on WLR’s Big Breakfast Blaa, Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the tragic sinking of the SS Formby on the 15th December 1917 and her sister ship the SS Coningbeg on the 17th December 1917 by the same German U-Boat,U-62, captained by Ernst Hashegen, both were trading between Liverpool and Waterford with general cargo.

If you enjoy Eamonn’s slots with us on The Big Breakfast Blaa, listen here to what he had to say about some very fine mirrors,and their amazing personal history.

And below is his chat with us about the tragic sinking of the SS Formby and her sister ship the SS Coningbeg.

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