![]() ![]() It was also recorded in Mousehole that Dolly Pentreath was the last lady to speak solely Cornish by Daines Harrington in 1768. So, they looted shipwrecks and smuggled contraband. In the 18th century, Mousehole became a huge centre for smuggling or ‘free trade’.Īs huge tax levies were placed on imported goods, it meant many of the labourers and fishermen couldn’t survive. ![]() Only one Tudor property remains from that time as everything needed to be rebuilt. Many people were killed in the invasion and houses, holy places and livelihoods were completely burned to the ground. You may be familiar with the tale from the children’s storybook of The Mousehole Cat by Antonia BarberĪgain, in 1595, Mousehole suffered an invasion of Spanish galleys who terrorised the village. It was risky, but he returned with a boat filled with pilchards.Įvery year, the village celebrates this heroic act with Tom Bawcock’s Eve on December 23rd. ![]() That was until Tom Bawcock decided to brave the waters one night and rowed his boat out into the eye of the storm. The storms meant fishermen weren’t able to fish and many were starving in the 16th century. Unfortunately, it was not always such a harmonious place and lots of villagers faced starvation from the wild seas. ![]() Mousehole Harbour Tragedies, smuggling & Cornish tongue ![]()
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