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Thu 05 May 2010Aran island marks 50th anniversary of ship's ordeal
IT ISN’T quite as famous as the Titanic, but it has become an iconic television image and a tourist attraction, thanks partly to the Channel 4 series Father Ted.
This weekend, the 50th anniversary of the grounding of the Plassy off Inisheer is due to be marked on the southernmost Aran island. Introductory shots of the Father Tedseries show the wreck.
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