Admiral’s heroic deeds make waves across the centuries

A dramatic 19th-century sea rescue will be remembered at Fonsie Mealy’s summer sale, says Des O’Sullivan.

The dramatic 1885 rescue of the expeditionary force sent to relieve General Gordon of Khartoum made Admiral Charles Beresford, second son of the 4th Marquis of Waterford, a national hero. Albums, scrapbooks and material relating to the admiral come up at Fonsie Mealy’s summer sale in Castlecomer next Tuesday.