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Saltees is South Summit on Great Saltee at 198 feet (60 metres). The waters around the islands can be treacherous, hence the area is known as the "Graveyard of a Thousand Ships and the
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The conservation area specifically addresses: the mud and sand flats on the mainland coastline as well as those surrounding the mainland facing sides of Little Saltee; large shallow inlets and bays to the west of an imaginary line joining
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332:, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, there were then approximately 20 inhabitants on Great Saltee and Little Saltee was "inhabited by a family consisting of three persons". The islands, which were largely abandoned by the early 20th century, contain a number of (mainly 19th century) ruins.
322:, fled to Great Saltee. However, he was betrayed and arrested and executed in Wexford town. The Grogan-Morgans, who were in possession of the islands as of 1837, leased the islands to several families associated with nearby
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