19/12/2024
On this day, 18 December 1835, Patrick O’Brien, a 15-year-old Limerick cabin boy on board a drifting ship, the Francis Spaight, was sacrificed in an act of cannibalism in order for the remaining crew members to survive. (3 others were also cannibalised before rescue)
You can listen to the full story here https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/1314029-the-custom-of-the-sea/
