18/05/2026
Check out the latest article over on the Ballymacoda History Project
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The Body at Barry’s Cove: Remembering a Victim of the Pomona Tragedy
In June 1859, two months after the emigrant ship Pomona sank off the Wexford coast with the loss of over 400 lives, the body of a man washed ashore at Barry’s Cove near Knockadoon. Papers found in his pocket identified him as John Miller, a passenger travelling with his wife Mary to begin a new life in America.
In this new article on the Ballymacoda History Project, trace the tragic story of John and Mary Miller, the sinking of the Pomona, and the remarkable local connection to Ballymacoda’s Hill Cemetery, where John was buried after his body was recovered from the sea.
Read the full article here: https://ballymacoda.ie/the-body-at-barrys-cove-remembering-a-victim-of-the-pomona-tragedy/
In June 1859, the body of Pomona passenger John Miller washed ashore at Barry’s Cove near Knockadoon and was buried in Ballymacoda. This article explores the tragic sinking of the Pomona, the story of John and Mary Miller, and Ballymacoda’s forgotten connection to one of Ireland’s worst mariti...
