CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY

• 08/May/2023 08:03:47

Perhaps. GPS was not invented, yet.

Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)

• 08/May/2023 08:31:27

Pilot whales do sadly seem to be prone to beachings worldwide.

ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq

• 08/May/2023 09:15:51

Another whale washed up near Gweebarra Bridge - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000737538

suckindeesel

• 08/May/2023 12:34:37

https://www.flickr.com/photos/41048895@N03/ Navy sonar often gets the blame

CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY

• 08/May/2023 12:41:17

www.flickr.com/photos/184711311@N04/ Suppose Navy sonar caused this? The Navy wouldn't know where Tasmania is. Tasmania is often left off Australia's map. www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/whales-mass-stranding-on-t...

Carol Maddock

• 08/May/2023 14:39:27

From the Donegal Democrat on Friday, 5 July 1968...

WHALES CAUSE HEALTH HAZARD Whales had caused a health hazard in the Gweebarra estuary, and one could not go within half a mile of the Gweebarra bridge, where one had got caught, because of the stench, Mr. Naul McCole stated at a meeting of Donegal County Council, Mr. Alex Diver, chairman, presiding. Mr. McCole said that three of the whales had died and Council workmen had been taken off the roads to bury them at Corr Point. There were three other dead whales, and one of them, caught in the bridge, had been ripped open and there was a terrible stench. He wanted to know what steps the Council proposed taking to dispose of these whales, as fishermen were afraid that the waters in the area would become polluted. The county manager, Mr. J.D. Williams, said he thought where a whale was involved, it was not the responsibility of the County Council. He had not met such a problem in a number of years, but did not think the removal of the whales was the responsibility of the County Council. He would have to look into the matter. However, he approved of the action taken at County Council level to dispose of the other whales.

Carol Maddock

• 08/May/2023 14:56:52

From the Evening Herald on Thursday, 27 June 1968...

WHALES INVADE DONEGAL Seven whales, part of a large school which invaded Gweebarra Estuary in Co. Donegal, were left stranded by receding tides, and up to late last night two of them, trapped at Crowey Head, still were alive and striving desperately to get out of the shallow waters. When they first came into the estuary they destroyed a number of nets belonging to local fishermen. Patrick Boyle, from Gweebarra, who fishes the bay, fears the coming of the whales has evil portent for a fisherman. "Strange they should come now when we have the best salmon fishing in the bay in memory". He said he had never known whales to come up the estuary before. Meanwhile the disposal of the whales, some of them 20 feet long, is creating a problem. One of the fishermen said he hoped the Co. Council would take immediate steps to have them removed. One of the carcases is lying within 150 yards of the Glenties-Dunglow road, and already the smell has become offensive.

suckindeesel

• 08/May/2023 17:15:09

https://www.flickr.com/photos/47297387@N03/ Could it be Gweebarra Bay? Looks sort of similar

Carol Maddock

• 08/May/2023 18:55:27

https://www.flickr.com/photos/184711311@N04 I think so. Photos in the newspapers closely match Mr Tynan's photos of this incident.

suckindeesel

• 08/May/2023 19:49:53

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/47297387@N03/] That July ‘68 report matches the photo(s) of three stranded whales, particularly when coupled with the third whale stranded at the bridge. See other photo of a stranded whale catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000737538 which is of Gweenbarra Bridge Google Earth Link earth.app.goo.gl/B6A9rA #googleearth [https://flic.kr/p/v1thjP] Gweenbarra Bridge

National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 09/May/2023 06:57:09

https://www.flickr.com/photos/47297387@N03 Good job!