Cormac Lowth - The Spanish Armada in Ireland

In 1588, one hundred and thirty heavily armed ships of the Spanish Empire set sail with the intention of invading England. After a series of misfortunes, mostly due to bad weather, the fleet was dispersed and attempted to return to Spain, but not before at least twenty six of the ships were wrecked on the Irish coast.
Cormac outlines the story of the Armada, including the circumstances which led to its formation, and the many disasters which befell the ships during their unsuccessful attempt to invade England.
He also discusses the fate of many of the fleet which were wrecked upon the coast of Ireland as they attempted to get back to Spain, and many of the discoveries that have been made of these vessels in subsequent years.
Cormac shows a wealth of rare illustrations of many of the treasures and archaeological objects that been discovered by divers on the various wrecks.

[@yolakin8210]

Well done!

[@AngJ1234]

A fabulous video which should be better known.

[@annemurray3913]

i come from killybegs where the Girona last called, how did the nearby ship that ran aground at Rosbeg know that the Girona was in port, how did they communicate with eachother

[@madzen112]

39:24 What a job ad!

[@madzen112]

Probably grabbed the attention of a couple of treasure hunters too!