Baltimore memorial 'means the world to families who lost relatives to the sea'

"It will give us all, especially someone who hasn’t found the body of their loved one, a place to go and remember," said Mary O’Driscoll, who lost her brother Joe Sheehan.

A sculpture called Croí na Mara remembering people lost to the sea was unveiled in Baltimore on Sunday. Pictures: Andy Gibson

A woman whose brother drowned in a fishing tragedy almost 30 years ago says a striking new memorial unveiled by a coastal community to those who have lost their lives to the sea means the world to families like hers.

Mary O’Driscoll, from Reengaroga, four miles from Baltimore in West Cork, was speaking after attending Sunday's unveiling of the striking Croí na Mara sculpture overlooking Baltimore harbour.