This shipwreck is part of our family lore, and of Stradbally and the neighbouring parishes. I was there early on Sunday with Spanish descendants of the captain, Joaquín Herrera, before the afternoon celebrations began. They only heard the full story a few years ago, when a Spanish blogger wrote about the Cirilo Amorós. Until then, all the Alemany family knew was that their grandfather had been wrecked somewhere off Ireland. The proposal was met with the same enthusiasm that greeted the Spanish sailors a hundred years before.

Source: The Irish Times February 22, 2026 15:05 UTC