On December 11th, 1902, Cornelius Cannon was drowned from the yawl Shamrock at Rosbeg, leaving a wife and two small children.
A Disaster Fund was established, and the subscribers’ names were published. An account of the disaster can be found in The Zulu Fishermen, where the first round of subscribers is printed. Below is an additional list of subscriptions from the Killybegs area:
DAWROS BAY FISHING DISASTER FUND.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Collected by Miss Bridie Quinn, Killybegs.
| Very Rev Canon Sweeney, P.P., Killybegs | £0 10 0 |
| Rev Michael Ward, C.C., Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Charles Rogers, Esq., J.P., Killybegs | £0 10 0 |
| Captain Gunn, R.N., Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Captain Coleman, R.N., Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Mr Patrick Quinn, Killybegs | £0 10 0 |
| Mrs P. Quinn, Killybegs | £0 10 0 |
| Mr Michael Murrin, Croaghlin | £0 10 0 |
| Mr Patrick Boyle, Curraghfeighan | £0 5 0 |
| Mrs P. Boyle Curraghfeighan | £0 5 0 |
| Mr James Murrin, Killybegs | £0 5 0 |
| Miss Bridget Harkin, Killybegs | £0 2 0 |
| Mr Daniel Quigley, Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Mr John McGarrigle, Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Mr Frank Rogers, Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| Mr P. A. Mulreany, N.T., Killybegs | £0 2 6 |
| A Friend | £0 2 6 |
| A Friend | £0 2 6 |
| A Friend | £0 1 0 |
| Mr A. McGrory, Benroe | £0 2 6 |
| Mr Peter Cannon, Glencolumbkille | £0 1 0 |
| Mr Thomas McKee, Malinmore | £0 1 0 |
| TOTAL | £4 15 0 |
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