The cattle are corralled in one of the old ruined houses, a rope is tried around the head of a bullock and then the fun begins trying to lead the bullock to the awaiting boat to be transported back to the mainland.
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The thirty-seven-foot St. Mary , originally named the Mary Patrica , is a product of Skinner’s yard in Rathmore. Built in 1939, she was among the first of the engine-powered sandboats that were gradually replacing the oar and sail propelled boats
Persuading a bullock to board the St.Mary at East Skeam Island in Roaringwater Bay, West Cork. (1892)
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Cattle from East Skeam Island being discharged from the St. Mary at Turk head on the mainland. Dominic Casey oversees the procedure from the helm position. St.Mary now rests in Hegarty’s yard awaiting restoration 1982.
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