Maritime disaster is never far from the Wild Atlantic Way. It may be blamed on a witch as happen at Bruckless Bay or fairy folk at Oileán Chloigeann. But, on the other hand it's probably just the weather.

Bruckless Bay.
Ballymastoker Bay.

One of the worst disasters was the loss of HMS Saldhana in Ballymastoker Bay. Whole crew lost but the ship's parrot survives only to be shot by a local.

Drunken ships captain.
Invoking a storm.