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Encyclopedia > Puffin Lightvessel

Puffin Lightvessel was a lightvessel situated at Daunt Rock, 25 miles south west of Roche's Point near Cork harbour entrance and was in the care of the Commissioners of Irish Lights.


It sank on October 8, 1896 in a hurricane. The crew of eight was lost. In August 1897, the wreck of the Puffin was towed into Cobh harbour.


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puffin - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about puffin (395 words)
The puffin Fratercula arctica breeds in burrows in colonies distributed around the coast and islands of NW Europe.
The Atlantic, or common, puffin Fratercula arctica lives in the open seas and breeds on the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic.
The puffin is about 35 cm/14 in long, with a white face and front, red legs, and a large deep bill, very brightly coloured in summer.
Lightvessels in the Republic of Ireland: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com (113 words)
By law, in Bourbon, Miss., one small onion must be served with each glass of water in a restaurant.
Lightvessels in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any lightvessel or lightfloat in the Republic of Ireland.
Puffin Lightvessel, Roche's Point, Cork - washed away in 1896
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