Return of the French Admiral’s barges

Denise Hall reveals Bantry’s 215 years old link to the Atlantic Challenge

Return of the French Admiral’s barges

THE admiral’s barges will be back in Bantry Bay next July, 215 years after their last historic visit.

In December 1796, one of these barges was launched in the unrelenting foul weather, gales, snow, and poor visibility which greeted an ill-fated French invasion fleet.

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