A seafarers’ monument born out of a fishing tragedy in Union Hall that claimed five lives will be unveiled in the village this weekend.

A village that held fast to the spirit of its seafaring traditions welcomed President Michael D Higgins yesterday to commemorate the crew of the Tit Bonhomme.

The survivor of the sinking of the Tit Bonhomme and a daughter of missing skipper Michael Hayes lay five bouquets of roses in the water at Union Hall pier last night, one for each life lost.