This spot was named after a ship that wrecked here in 1878. All but two of the 54 passengers died. One was a cabin boy who was lucky enough to cling to a capsized life boat and was swept into this gorge. Had it been like most of the nearby coastline, rocky sheer cliffs, he wouldn't have lived, but this soft sandy beach saved him. He heard the cries of a young woman and dragged her to safety. She had been traveling with her parents and three siblings. The press at the time had romanticized the whole story and wanted to see Tom and Eva married but after rescue they never saw each other again. She eventually went back to Ireland.
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