Ar 31 Eanair 1818, tháinig árthach le cósta Chorca Dhuibhne, a seolta stróicthe agus í ag imeacht le sruth. Chuaigh báid ó Dhún Chaoin agus ó pharóiste an Fheirtéaraigh féna déin, mar go bhfacthas dóibh go mb’fhéidir go mbeadh rud éigin luachmhar inti. Ach san obair san dóibh, bádh fear agus fiche ó pharóiste an Fheirtéaraigh, a bhí i mBád na nGort nDubh. Chruthaigh bá na bhfear seo aighneas agus achrann idir an dá pharóiste, toisc go raibh sé ráite nár tharrtháil báid Dhún Chaoin éinne acusan a bhí á mbá, agus mhair an droch-sprid idir an dá pharóiste ar feadh i bhfad. Sa chlár seo le Breandán Feirtéar, inseofar scéal na tragóide agus an t-achrann a lean é.
On the last day of January 1818, a ship, The Brilliant of Rothsay, its sails torn, was spotted drifting off the coast of the Dingle Peninsula. Boats from the local parishes of Dún Chaoin and Paróiste an Fheirtéaraigh went out to it, in hopes that it might be carrying some valuable cargo. Sadly, 21 men from the townland of Na Gorta Dubha and neighbouring townlands died in these efforts. It was a tragedy that was to haunt the community for many years, and became the source of a bitter dispute between the two parishes, as it was said that the boats from Dún Chaoin didn’t try to save any of the drowning men. The bad spirit between the parishes endured for many, many years. In this programme today, Breandán Feirtéar tells the story of this tragedy, and the fallout.
