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Ghostly
cries at Greve de Lecq |
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the cries of the drowned children still be heard at Greve de
Lecq? |
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Centuries
ago, Queen Elizabeth I gave Sark to Helier de Carteret, on the condition
that he would pay her 50 shillings a year, and would keep 40 men there
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Helier
set sail with several Jersey families, but as they passed the Pierre
de Lecq rocks one of the ships hit them, and sank. All on board
were drowned, including several children.
After
that tragedy, passing fishermen used to say a prayer in their memory
- 'Our Father' ('Pater Noster') - which is why these rocks are now
known as the Paternosters.
Some
say that when a storm is brewing, the cries of the drowned children
can still be heard.
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