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During a recent visit to the Isle of Man, I was struck by a substantial monument in Douglas, commemorating a maritime rescue in 1830. Aware of another heroic rescue in Galway the same year, I realised both took place during the same storm.

Dogs have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of rural dwellers in the West of Ireland. The author of a letter dated 5th February 1847 and published in the Dublin Weekly Register reflected on the habit of country folk keeping one or two dogs in their cabins and the affection people had for their canine lodgers.