Tubáiste Bhaile Mhánais (The Ballymanus Disaster)
From Keith O'GradyAbout the film:
On 10th May 1943 19 young men from the Donegal Gaeltacht were killed when a sea-mine exploded on Ballymanus beach, a few miles from the village of Mullaghduff. It was always thought locally that the tragedy could have been averted had the local authorities followed procedures relating to the clearance of mines. While a number of surviving relatives persist in seeking an apology from the state, archive material has emerged showing that prominent locals and senior government figures combined to ensure that the full facts of the incident would never emerge. This is the full story of the Ballymanus mine disaster.