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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (104)

Ballina to Tirawley

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BALLINA

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1806 BARBARA SLOOP - 63 tons UNKNOWN NEAR; SLIGO FOR DUBLIN
b c d
1820 JESINA STIRLING SCHOONER UNKNOWN WENT ASHORE; LIVERPOOL FOR BALLINA
b c d
1825 MARGARET LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN SUNK IN COLLISION; BALLINA FOR LIVERPOOL
c
1825 OPRIGLIGKIDEN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN ON RIVER MOY BAR; FROM DRAM
c
1829 LADY MACKENZIE SAIL VESSEL - 92 tons UNKNOWN STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR,
b c d e
1835 DESIRE SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN OFF, WHILE LEAVING PORT FOR LONDON
b e
1846 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL TIMBER ON CARRAIG BAITE; YEAR APPROX.
b
1850 NONO BRIG - 250 tons UNKNOWN AT GUBBAN SAND; CONSTANTINOPLE FOR BALLINA
b e
1850 WILLIAM & AGNES DUMFRIES SCHOONER COAL WENT ASHORE & WRECKED NEAR; DUMFRIES FOR SLIGO
b c
1856 PRINCESS MARIE SCHOONER - 81 tons UNKNOWN NONE
b e
1899 MARY SAIL VESSEL - 1 ton UNKNOWN AT HORSE ISLAND
b

 

BALLYCASTLE

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1764
VIGILANCE SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WENT ASHORE IN CLUGGAN BAY; GRENADA FOR LIVERPOOL
c
1829
MINERVA SAIL VESSEL - 252 tons UNKNOWN NONE
b
1899
MAID OF THE MOY    BALLINA WOODEN PADDLE TUG - 114 tons GENERAL & BAGGED FLOUR STRUCK AT ROCKS NEAR HARBOUR; BALLINA FOR BLACKSOD
b c e

1992

ST. MARTIN FISHING VESSEL BALLAST OFF,
b

 

BARTRAGH ISLAND

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1588 UNKNOWN ARMADA VESSEL?? UNKNOWN ANCHOR FOUND NEAR BAR
b
1867 LADY WASHINGTON SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN ON KILLALA BANK NEAR,
b e
1887 ELIZABETH & ANNE FLEETWOOD SCHOONER - 132 tons BOG ORE STRANDED & WRECKED; BALLINA FOR LONDON
b c e
1901 EUREKA SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WEST BARTRAGH
b e
1920 UNKNOWN BARQUENTINE UNKNOWN ON STONES AT,
b
1923 MAREN SWEDISH VESSEL TIMBER OFF WEST BARTRAGH
b e
1927 SINE SWEDISH 3 MASTED BARQUE - 500 tons TIMBER ON KILLALA BANK NEAR,
b e

 

BELDERG

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1884
MARY WILSON     CAMPLETOWN SCHOONER - 94 tons COAL IN BAY; NEWCASTLE FOR GALWAY
b c e
1897
MARY BELDRIG SAIL VESSEL - 1 ton BALLAST WRECKED ON BEACH
c

 

BELMULLET

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1823
ARAB H.M.S. 6TH RATE MAN O'WAR - 390 tons 18 CARRIAGE MOUNTED CANNON DROVE ASHORE & WRECKED
b c e
1835
ALBION BARQUE TIMBER STRANDED & WRECKED; QUEBEC FOR SLIGO
c
1838
NEPTUNE HM COASTGUARD CUTTER BALLAST AT ENISHKEA ISLAND
b c f
1840
UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL TIMBER WENT ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED
b f
1841
SCEPTRE BRIG OATS FOUNDERED OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR GALWAY
b c f
1844
KATE NICKELBY GLASGOW SAIL VESSEL SUGAR & RUM FROM WEST INDIES
b f
1844
PRYDE SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN LONDON FOR WESTPORT
b f
1887
LARK GALWAY HOOKER - 6 tons BALLAST STRANDED & WRECKED 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF,
c

 

BROADHAVEN BAY

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1588 UNKNOWN ARMADA VESSEL SOLDIERS NONE
-
1588 UNKNOWN ARMADA VESSEL SOLDIERS NONE
-
1675 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL CLAY PIPES & LEAD AT CRANN CASTA, RINROE POINT
-
1771 GREYHOUND WHITLEY SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NONE
b f
1771 MARY GALWAY SLOOP UNKNOWN NONE
b f
1800 ROBERT SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WENT ASHORE NEAR; DERRY FOR CHARLESTON
b c
1805 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN AT SHANK'S CAVE
b
1807 FAVOURITE GREENOCK SAIL VESSEL BEEF, PORK & BUTTER CARGO PART SALVGED; CHARLESTON FOR BELFAST
b c d
1810 UNKNOWN SPANISH SAIL VESSEL SILK AT SWALLOW ROCK; CARGO PLUNDERED
b
1819 THETIS BRIG - 138 tons TEA LONDON FOR SLIGO
b c d
1837 FAVOURITE SAIL VESSEL STORES FROM DUBLIN FOR EAGLE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
b f
1841 ANN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN LIMERICK FOR GLASGOW
b f
1850 CITY OF LIMERICK UNKNOWN UNKNOWN LIMERICK FOR GLASGOW
b e
1851 UNKNOWN SCHOONER UNKNOWN NONE
b
1854 ALEXANDER DUMFRIES SCHOONER UNKNOWN FOUNDERED IN ELY BAY; FROM GREENOCK
b c e
1873 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN IN BAY
b
1877 SINAI AUSTRIAN BRIG - 339 tons COAL AT INVER; TROON FOR DEMERERA
b c e
1882 MAGDALA DUBLIN SCHOONER - 183 tons BRAN & PASSENGERS LONDON FOR GALWAY
b c e
1893 ANNIE GREENOCK BRIGANTINE - 186 tons OATS STRANDED & WRECKED; LIMERICK FOR BRISTOL
b c d e
1902 ALLIANCE EDINBURGH LUGGER - 5 tons BALLAST NEAR INVER
b c
1905 ST. ANTHONY KEEL LUGGER - 6 tons BALLAST WRECKED AT BRANDY POINT; GREATMAN'S BAY FOR GALWAY HARBOUR
b c
1906 SHAMROCK STEAM TRAWLER 8 TONS FISH STRUCK ROCKS IN FOG
1
1917 STUART PRINCE STEAMER - 3,597 tons UNKNOWN TORPEDOED BY U-66, 85 MILES NORTH BY WEST OF,
a b
1940 DAVANGER NORWEGIAN TANKER - 7,102 tons PETROLEUM TORPEDOED 300 MILES WEST OF,
a

 

CASTLECONOR

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.

1853

SCHIVAN PRUSSIAN BRIG CORN OPPOSITE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; FROM IBRAIL
b c d

 

KILCUMMIN HEAD

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1893
THAMES SWANSEA IRON STEAMER - 472 tons GUANO WRECKED ON ST. PATRICK'S ROCK; LIES IN 30M; LONDON FOR SLIGO
b c e

1980

LINDIFFINI TRAWLER - 65ft. BALLAST ADRIFT NEAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED
b

 

KILLALA

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1709 UNKNOWN EAST INDIAMAN UNKNOWN STRUCK SANDBAR AT MOUTH OF,
b
1766 UNKNOWN SLIGO SLOOP UNKNOWN NONE
b f
1771 ANN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NEAR; DUBLIN FOR GALWAY
b c d
1771 EAGLE SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN MOSTLY SALVAGED; FROM PHILADELPHIA
b f
1776 ELANOR SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN ON MAIDEN VOYAGE; RIGA FOR DERRY
b
1776 HESTER SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NEAR; ST. KITTS FOR KILLALA
b c d
1776 MARY SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN ON BAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; FROM ST. PTERSBOROUGH
b
1782 JAMAICA BRIG UNKNOWN STRANDED; POSSIBLY SALVAGED
b f
1788 ANNA MARIA ANN SNOW - 300 tons UNKNOWN STRANDED IN BAY; NEW YORK FOR DUBLIN
c
1807 ALEXANDER SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NEAR; FROM GREENOCK
b c d
1807 ANNABELLA SLOOP - 81 tons UNKNOWN GLASGOW FOR SLIGO
b d
1807 HELENA SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN BEAUMARIS FOR SLIGO
c
1811 ANNA HOLK KLAS CHRISTIANSUND SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NEAR; STRANDED & WRECKED; CREW SAVED
b c d
1818 DRAPER SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN STRANDED NEAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; ST. ANDREW'S N.B. FOR SLIGO
b c d e
1820 ISABELLA & HELEN GREENOCK SLOOP - 75 tons UNKNOWN NEAR; ROTHSAY FOR KILLALA
b c d
1821 WINSOR SLOOP - 80 tons UNKNOWN FOR THE CLYDE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED
b c d
1825 JANET & MARGARET SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN INSIDE BAR; GLASGOW FOR BALLINA
b c d
1830 CHRISTINA GREENOCK SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN STRANDED; FOR GREENOCK
b f
1832 HANNAH SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN STRUCK ROCKS; DEMERERA FOR CLYDE
b f
1834 HIRAM SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN IN BAY; BALLINA FOR LIVERPOOL
b
1835 UNION SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN AT MOY BAR; BALLINA FOR LONDON
b e
1836 UNITY SAIL VESSEL TIMBER IN KILALLA CHANNEL; QUEBEC FOR BALLINA
c
1837 BETSEY SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN BALLINA FOR SLIGO
b f
1839 EARL OF CAITHNESS SAIL VESSEL SALT POSSIBLY SALVAGED
b e
1839 WELLINGTON SAIL VESSEL OATS & BARLEY HIT ROCKS DURING "THE BIG WIND"; BOUND BELFAST
b e
1839 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WRECKED DURING "THE GREAT GALE"
e
1839 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WRECKED DURING "THE GREAT GALE"
e
1839 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN WRECKED DURING "THE GREAT GALE"
e
1848 UNITY SLIGO STEAMER UNKNOWN STRANDED & WRECKED ON THE MOY BAR; SLIGO FOR BALLINA
b c e
1852 FRIENDSHIP SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN ON BAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; TROON FOR BALLINA
b
1854 SHEPHERD LLANELLY SCHOONER - 64 tons OATS DRIVEN ASHORE IN FORCE 11 GALE; BALLINA FOR LIVERPOOL
b c e
1879 BLACK EYED SUSAN SAIL VESSEL FLOUR CARGO WAS SALVAGED; FROM SPAIN
b e
1894 MARGARET BANNISTER BARROW SCHOONER - 66 tons OATS AT LENADOON POINT; BALLINA FOR MUMBLES
b c e
1895 IVY ENNISCRONE SAIL VESSEL - 3 tons BALLAST FOUNDERED IN BAY
c
1892 EUREKA DUBLIN SCHOONER - 111 tons SALT STRANDED & WRECKED; RIVER MERSEY FOR BELLINA
b c
1893 OSPREY DUBLIN YACHT - 27 tons BALLAST BROKE FROM MOORINGS & SANK ON NORTH SIDE OF KILALLA CHANNEL
b c
1937
CRETEBOOM
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LONDON CONCRETE STEAM TUG - 267 tons BALLAST IN BALLINA RIVER
c
1980 LINDIFINI TRAWLER - 60 ft. BALLAST STRUCK ROCKS; POSSIBLY SALVAGED
f

 

LACKEN BAY

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.

1887

TERESINA STINGA ITALIAN BARQUE - 449 tons COAL WENT ASHORE; LEITH FOR BUENOS AIRES
b c e

 

POLLACHEENY

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1854
JEAN SLIGO SCHOONER - 88 tons KELP WENT ASHORE IN FORCE 11
c

1864

SPRING FLOWER SAIL VESSEL UNKNOWN NONE
b e

TIRAWLEY

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.

1588

CIERVO VOLANTE ARMADA VESSEL - 400 tons 222 SOLDIERS & 18 CANNON BETWEEN BENWEE HEAD &  DOWNPATRICK HEAD
b

 

UNKNOWN

Year Name of Vessel Type of Vessel Cargo Comments Ref.
1800 UNKNOWN SMUGGLING SAIL VESSEL CONTRABAND AT POLL NA RAITE; SUNK BY REVENUE CUTTER; YEAR APPROX.
b e
1810 UNKNOWN SAIL VESSEL BLACK PIGS TRA NA HAOINE, AT IMLEACH NA MUC
-
1989 ATLANTIC MOTOR FISHING VESSEL BALLAST OFF MAYO NORTH COAST
b

 

SOURCE PUBLICATIONS:
a
"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824 - 1962"
by
Charles Hocking
London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474
b
"Irish Wrecks Database"
by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling
c
"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"
by
Richard & Bridget Larn
Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970
d
"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"
by
Edward J. Bourke
Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713
e
"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"
by
Edward J. Bourke
Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705
f
"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
by
Edward J. Bourke
Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721

 

OTHER SOURCES:
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