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German Prisoners of War Camp at Blackhall, Kerry 1914-1918

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Carchar rhyfel y morwyr tanfor Almaeneg oedd yma. Roeddent yma i dorri a casglu y coed oedd ar stad Bryn Llowarch Isaf trwy ddefnyddio y Kerry Tramway.Defnyddiwyd injan 0 4 0 Kerr,Stuart no 1158 Dosbarth Sirdar..Bu rthaid i'r dynion codi cytiau eu hynain ond roedd y swyddogion yn cael byw mewn cytiau pren. This was a prisoner of war camp for German submariners. They were located here to cut and gather trees from the Lower Bryn Llowarch Estate using a tramway relaid on the course of the Kerry Tramway.They used a Kerr,Stuart 2ft gauge 0 4 0 no1158 Sirdar class..The ratings had to build their own thatched huts, while the officers had wooden huts built for them.

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