Anchor at Baronscourt
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Anchor at Baronscourt
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 1 Apr 2007
The ship must have been massive! The inscription on the plaque reads, "This anchor which belonged to the French War Vessel "LAUSUN" 28 Guns on which King James 2nd embarked after the battle of the Boyne in Waterford harbour accompanied by his Aide de Camp and kinsman Claud 4th Earl of Abercorn was presented to the Duke of Abercorn when Lord lieutenant of Ireland by the Waterford Harbour Commissioners as a mark of their respect for his Grace and as a memento of the period in which his Ancestor bore a gallant and devoted part".
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Image Location
Latitude
54.690166
Longitude
-7.437856