{"id":3336,"date":"2021-12-04T01:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2021-11-28T13:37:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T05:37:42","slug":"new-header-picture-the-plassey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/new-header-picture-the-plassey\/","title":{"rendered":"New Header Picture: the Plassey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey.jpg\" alt=\"reck of the Plassey\" class=\"wp-image-3333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey-768x222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plassey-500x145.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The wreck of the Plassey,  Inisheer, Aran Islands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"leaflet-map WPLeafletMap\" style=\"height:250px; width:100%;\"><\/div><script>\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin || [];\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin.push(function WPLeafletMapShortcode() {\/*<script>*\/\nvar baseUrl = atob('aHR0cHM6Ly97c30udGlsZS5vcGVuc3RyZWV0bWFwLm9yZy97en0ve3h9L3t5fS5wbmc=');\nvar base = (!baseUrl && window.MQ) ?\n    window.MQ.mapLayer() : L.tileLayer(baseUrl,\n        L.Util.extend({}, {\n            detectRetina: 0,\n        },\n        {\"subdomains\":\"abc\",\"noWrap\":false,\"maxZoom\":20}        )\n    );\n    var options = L.Util.extend({}, {\n        layers: [base],\n        attributionControl: false\n    },\n    {\"zoomControl\":true,\"scrollWheelZoom\":true,\"doubleClickZoom\":false,\"fitBounds\":false,\"minZoom\":0,\"maxZoom\":20,\"maxBounds\":null,\"attribution\":\"<a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/leafletjs.com\\\" title=\\\"A JS library for interactive maps\\\">Leaflet<\\\/a>; \\u00a9 <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.openstreetmap.org\\\/copyright\\\">OpenStreetMap<\\\/a> contributors\"},\n    {});\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin.createMap(options).setView([53.055753486955,-9.5037116110325],10);});<\/script>\n<script>\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin || [];\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin.push(function WPLeafletMarkerShortcode() {\/*<script>*\/\nvar map = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin.getCurrentMap();\nvar group = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin.getCurrentGroup();\nvar marker_options = window.WPLeafletMapPlugin.getIconOptions({});\nvar marker = L.marker(\n    [53.055705124353,-9.5037317276001],\n    marker_options\n);\nvar is_image = map.is_image_map;\nif (marker_options.draggable) {\n    marker.on('dragend', function () {\n        var latlng = this.getLatLng();\n        var lat = latlng.lat;\n        var lng = latlng.lng;\n        if (is_image) {\n            console.log('leaflet-marker y=' + lat + ' x=' + lng);\n        } else {\n            console.log('leaflet-marker lat=' + lat + ' lng=' + lng);\n        }\n    });\n}\nmarker.addTo( group );\nwindow.WPLeafletMapPlugin.markers.push( marker );\n        });<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MV Plassey started its life as HMS Juliet, a naval trawler in the Royal Navy built at the beginning of WWII. during the war she took part in Operation Torch in 1942 and in the Mediterranean theatre. After the war she was converted into a merchant ship and sold to the British merchant service as  the Peterjon. Later, in 1951 she was acquired by the Limerick Steamship Company and her name changed yet again to the MV Plassey (sometimes written as Plassy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She operated around the coast of Ireland until 1960 when she was caught in a severe storm and ran aground on Finnis Rock, Inisheer, Aran Islands whilst carrying whiskey, stained glass and yarn. Luckily, the entire crew was saved. Two weeks later,  a second storm washed her off the rock and drove her up the beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Plassey is probably most famous for appearing in the opening credits of the TV comedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLQTAXw5ECeFIqAAzys4D3Uu51GBgOifDe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Father Ted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo taken July 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MV Plassey started its life as HMS Juliet, a naval trawler in the Royal Navy built at the beginning of WWII. during the war she took part in Operation Torch in 1942 and in the Mediterranean theatre. 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