MV Plassy

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About this place

MV Plassy, or Plassey, was a cargo ship in the Irish Merchant Service, operating during the 1950s. It was built as HMS Juliet, a Shakespearian-class naval trawler of the Royal Navy at the start of the Second World War, and sold into merchant service at the end of the conflict. As Plassy it was wrecked in a storm off Inisheer, and is best known as the wreck seen on the foreshore of 'Craggy Island' in the TV comedy, Father Ted.

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Getting There & Parking

MV Plassy is located in County Galway, roughly 49 km (45 min drive) from Galway and 280 km (4h 05m) from Dublin. The nearest public car park is 1138 m away. Nearby highlights within a short drive include Poll na gCaorach (0.9 km away).

Galway49 km

~45 min drive

Limerick94 km

~1h 25m drive

Dublin280 km

~4h 05m drive

Nearest car park

1138 m from landmark

Directions to car park ↗