1894, five survivors from the wreck of Ocean Witch arrived in an open boat at Dunaff Head. Captain Holden, the ship's mate and three seamen abandoned the schooner when it foundered off Eagle Island. The vessel was bound from Plymouth to Limerick. In March 1917, two local farmers William Kearney and Con Kelly were swept to sea while trying to recover pieces of wreckage from the rocks around Dunaff Head during a gale. In July 1957, the body of Thomas Porter of Inch Island was discovered in the sea near Dunaff. He was one of four fishermen who died when their boat was lost in a storm near Loch Swilley. In June 1975. twelve anglers were rescued by the Irish Navy, when their boat ran into trouble just off Dunaff Head. Post Office Robbery In January 1923, the Dunaff Post Office was robbed by three armed men. The robbers entered the premises and overpowered the occupants, taking away £100. Three local men were later arrested. Poiten production The relatively remote location of the townland provided significant cover for producers of illicit alcohol. In particular, the Dunaff hills were a major site of production. As a consequence, homes in the townland were subjected to regular rates by the authorities both before and after independence. In September 1926, the Garda seized 70 gallons of wash, an intermediate product of Poitin in a cave on Dunaff hill. A Dunaff farmer by the name of Duffy was prosecuted in April 1928 for producing poitin. Places of Interest Dunaff Hill - A mountain with an elevation of 210 meters (689 feet). Its coordinates are 55.2783° North and 7.5153° West. This hill is hemmed in by Dunaff Bay to the south and by Rocktown Bay to the north, which in turn creates the Dunaff Headland. This headland has a 4 kilometer stretch of very exposed coast line running its circumference to a high point of 220 meters. Bothanvarra - A 70m high chubby Matterhorn shaped sea stack that sits just beyond Dunaff head. Access to Bothanvarra is by 1.5km sea passage from Rocktown Bay to the north or by descending the steep vegetated gully 500 meters to the south of the stack. Both methods of approach are quite dangerous and require a very calm sea state. Dunaff Head - A promontory that sits on the eastern entrance of Loch Swilly. The cliffs on the north side