October, 1839.
On the 24th October, 1839, Ralph Allen fell from the Revenue Quay
into the water in the harbour of the Cove of Cork, when a strong ebb
tide was carrying him off. Arthur Hassett, revenue boatman, saw the
accident, jumped in with his clothes on, and brought Allen safe to
shore. Hassett has on three previous occasions been instrumental in
saving life at the risk of his own.