Ulster's Gallant Woman Admiral

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Ulster's Gallant Woman Admiral

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Details

Location

Lough Erne, Lower Lough Erne

Year

1922

Date

12/06/1922 (of event)

Length

57sec

Audio

silent

Format

35mm, film, intertitles

black and white

Source

National Film and Television Archive

Courtesy

British Film Institute

Rights Holder

British Film Institute

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Description

Mrs Hazel Laverton took HMS 'Pandora' into action against the Sinn Féiners at Maghermeena Castle and at the Battle of Pettigo and Belleek during the War of Independence. Lower Lough Erne was full of treacherous shallows (before the level was raised by the hydro dam at Ballyshannon in 1949) and local nationalists had lowered the lough level (by opening sluices) to impede the arrival of British soldiers.

Hence the need for a local with intimate knowledge of the lake to guide on the gunboat shown here.

Notes

The steam-yacht HMS 'Pandora' was formerly called the 'Lady of the Lake'.

Shot List

'Topical Budget. Ulster's Gallant Woman Admiral. Mrs Laverton who took HMS 'Pandora' into action against the Sinn Feiners at Maghermeena Castle and at the Battle of Pettigo'. View of a woman at the helm of a ship. 180-degree view around ship.

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