The Sinking of the Kenbane Head - McAughtry, Sam
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This is Sam McAughtry's tribute to his much-loved brother, Mart, who died when his ship, the Kenbane Head, was sunk by the German battleship. Admiral Scheer on 5 November 1940. His death. though tragic and terrible, was unremarkable, for thousands died as he did, as merchant seamen in the cold grey waters of the Atlantic. This powerful and poignant memoir traces the threads that led to Mart's death, weaving together a tough, funny and intimate account of life in the McAughtry home in Belfast's Tiger's Bay with a controversial re-telling of the events leading up to the famous naval encounter in…mehr

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This is Sam McAughtry's tribute to his much-loved brother, Mart, who died when his ship, the Kenbane Head, was sunk by the German battleship. Admiral Scheer on 5 November 1940. His death. though tragic and terrible, was unremarkable, for thousands died as he did, as merchant seamen in the cold grey waters of the Atlantic. This powerful and poignant memoir traces the threads that led to Mart's death, weaving together a tough, funny and intimate account of life in the McAughtry home in Belfast's Tiger's Bay with a controversial re-telling of the events leading up to the famous naval encounter in which Mart would meet his death. As the narrative progresses, the stories of the Kenbane Head and of the young seaman from Tiger's Bay reach their dramatic and tragic conclusion in the Battle of the Atlantic. Moving, vivid and utterly compelling, it demonstrates Sam McAughtry's great talent as a writer and is a fitting tribute not just to Mart but to all the unsung merchant seamen who played such a vital role in the Second World War.
Autorenporträt
Sam McAughtry was born in a fiercely loyalist area of Belfast. He was an award-winning broadcaster and journalist, and was known particularly for his work for the Irish Times and for the programme Sunday Miscellany. He was a Life Member of the Irish Writer's Union, was named as Irish Columnist of the Year in 1986, and in 1988 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the National University of Ireland. He was a key member of the Peace Train Organisation and an influential trade union activist. In 1996, he was elected to the Irish Senate, the first person from Northern Ireland to hold this honour. He is the author of a number of books, including The Sinking of the Kenbane Head, a memoir about his much-loved brother, Mart, who died when his ship, the Kenbane Head, was sunk by the German battleship Admiral Scheer on 5 November 1940. He died in March 2014.