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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (112 wrecks)
Annestown
to Dunabrattin |
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| ANNESTOWN |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1804 | SAMPSON | SAIL VESSEL | RUM, BRANDY, SUGAR & COFFEE | FROM HAVANA | b
f |
| 1806 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | WINE | NEAR, |
- |
| 1824 | DORETHEA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN ANNESTOWN & BONMAHON; SAVANAH FOR LIVERPOOL |
d |
| 1824 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | STAVES & TIMBER | FROM QUEBEC | b
d |
| 1827 | JOHN T. | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
b
f |
| 1862 | ACTIVE | SCHOONER - 57 tons | CULM | FOUNDERED OFF 4 MILES FROM; FROM LIVERPOOL | b
c f |
| 1871 | CONTENT | SAIL VESSEL | BONES | WATERFORD FOR PENZANCE | b
f |
| 1881 | POLLY PINKHAM | PLYMOUTH SCHOONER - 142 tons | BUFFALO HORNS & DRIED BONES | RAN ASHORE INSIDE BLACK ROCK; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; RIO GRANDE FOR LIVERPOOL |
b
c e f |
| ARDMINE |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1877 | MUTLAH | UNKNOWN | GENERAL | LONDON FOR HALIFAX | f |
| 1882 | LILY | COURTOWN SAILING SMACK - 6 TONS | BALLAST | NONE |
b
c e f |
| ARDMORE BAY |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1765 | CERTESE | MALTESE SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
b | ||
| 1774 | YOUNG CORNELIUS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT ARDMORE HEAD; CORK FOR THE GRENADES | b
c d f | ||
| 1822 | HOPE | YOUGHAL SLOOP | UNKNOWN | AT ARDMORE HEAD; BOUND FOR YOUGHAL | b
c e f | ||
| 1825 | UNKNOWN | PENZANCE SCHOONER | FRUIT | NONE |
b
c d | ||
| 1831 | LUSITANIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED, CARGO SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR OPORTO | b
f | ||
| 1838 | SIR FRANCIS BURTON LINSAY | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR DEMERARA | b
c f | ||
| 1840 | MEDORA | BRIGANTINE | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE & WRECKED; YARMOUTH FOR SWANSEA | b
c f | ||
| 1850 | UNKNOWN | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | DRIVEN ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED | b | ||
| 1850 | GRACE | NEWCASTLE BRIG - 200 tons | CORN | DRIVEN ASHORE & WRECKED; CORK FOR ALEXANDRIA |
b
c e | ||
| 1860 | DIANA | DANISH BRIGANTINE | WHEAT & BRANDY | STRANDED & WRECJED; FROM BORDEAUX | c | ||
| 1865 | CERTES | MALTA SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
e | ||
| 1865 | SEXTUS | MALTESE BARQUE - 400 tons | INDIAN CORN | AT BLACK ROCKS; SULINA LEMAZE FOR QUEENSTOWN | b
c e | ||
| 1879 | ELIZABETH | SCHOONER | COAL | NONE |
b | ||
| 1882 | ELLEN | MALDON SCHOONER - 100 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, | b
c f | ||
| 1894 | ELLEN MAR | CORK SCHOONER - 100 tons | COAL | AT RAM HEAD; GARSTON FOR YOUGHAL | c | ||
| 1895 | JEUNE AUSTERLITZ | CARDIFF KETCH - 58 tons | COAL | STRUCK ROCKS; CARDIFF FOR NEW ROSS | b
c e | ||
| 1907 | SHAMROCK | FISHING YAWL - 3 tons | BALLAST | ON CHAPEL STRAND | b | ||
| 1911 |
| MONTROSE 2 MASTED SCHOONER - 73 tons | COAL | AT CURRAGH; SWANSEA FOR KILLORGLIN | b
c e f | ||
| 1913 | NELLIE FLEMING | CORK SCHOONER - 152 tons | 250 TONS COAL | CURRAGH BEACH; PART SALVAGED; CARDIFF FOR YOUGHAL | b
c e f | ||
| 1915 | KENMARE | STEAMER - 1,330 tons | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN ARDMORE & CAPEL ISLAND | b | ||
| 1917 | COMITA | GLASGOW SAIL VESSEL | BALLAST | MINED 5 MILES OFF, | b
c e | ||
| 1917 | EXCELSIOR | CHESTER KETCH - 90 tons | BARYTES | 3.5 MILES EAST OF; YOUGHAL FOR LIVERPOOL | c | ||
| 1963 |
| FRENCH TRAWLER - 300 tons | FISH | STRUCK ROCKS 300yds OFF ARDMORE HEAD | b
c e | ||
| 1987 |
| MALTESE CRANE BARGE - 180FT. | CREW | BROKE FROM TOW AND DRIFTED ONTO ROCKS AT RAM HEAD NEAR ARDMORE BEACH; LIVERPOOL FOR MALTA | b
c e |
| BALLINACOURTY |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1820 | UNKNOWN | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | NONE |
b
f | ||
| 1853 | OLD KIRWAN | DUNGARVAN SCHOONER - 81 tons | COPPER ORE | STRANDED AT POINT; BONMAHON FOR SWANSEA | b
c f | ||
| 1861 | SUSAN | CORK BRIGANTINE - 118 tons | COAL | NEAR STATION, | b
c e | ||
| 1862 | SARAH ANNE | SCHOONER - 71 tons | COAL | STRANDED NEAR HARBOUR; CARDIFF FOR WATERFORD | b
c f | ||
| 1874 | HENRY | BRIG | COAL | AT LIGHTHOUSE; BOUND FOR YOUGHAL | b
c e | ||
| 1881 | SCOTLAND | MAITLAND BARQUE - 511 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED; CARDIFF FOR HAVANA | b
c e f | ||
| 1882 | KATE DAWSON | CORK KETCH - 24 tons | BRICKS, ROOFING & FLOORING TILES | STRANDED & WRECKED 0.5 MILES NORTH-WEST OF LIGHTHOUSE; YOUGHAL FOR DUNGARVAN |
c | ||
| 1898 | SHAMROCK | FISHING VESSEL | BALLAST | KINSALE FOR ISLE OF MAN | b
f | ||
| 1900 | ELIZA O'KEEFE | WATERFORD BRIGANTINE - 120 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED AT WISE'S POINT; NEWPORT FOR DUNGARVAN |
b
c e f | ||
| 1900 | SARA DIXON | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | AT GAINER ROCKS, | b | ||
| 1909 |
| LANCASTER 2 MASTED SCHOONER - 108 tons | COAL | AT LIGHTHOUSE; NEWPORT FOR DUNGARVAN |
b
c e f | ||
| 1917 | ML197 | MOTOR LAUNCH - 35 tons | UNKNOWN | AT LIGHTHOUSE | b
f |
| BALLYHACK |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1820 | WILLIAM & MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ROSS FOR YOUGHAL | b
d f |
| BALLYMACART |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1898 | DUNVEGAN | NEW BRUNSWICK 3 MASTED BARQUE - 819 tons | COAL & GENERAL | AT BALLYMACART HEAD; PART SALVAGED; BARRY DOCK FOR NEW ORLEANS |
b c e f |
| BALLYMACARTHY |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1874 | MORNING STAR | DUBLIN SCHOONER - 51 tons | SALT | STRUCK ROCKS; BOUND FOR DUNGARVAN | b
c e |
| BALLYMACAW |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1804 | UNKNOWN | BRIG | UNKNOWN | AT FILESKIRT ROCK | c
d |
| 1837 | EDWARD | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED; CORK FOR WATERFORD | b
c f |
| 1840 | GLENCOE | SUNDERLAND SNOW - 276 tons | COAL, ALE & BALED GOODS | DRIVEN ASHORE & WRECKED; GLASGOW FOR CALCUTTA |
b
c f |
| 1862 | QUEEN OF COMMERCE | BARQUE - 1,242 tons | GENERAL | STRANDED & WRECKED; ANTWERP FOR LIVERPOOL | b
c e f |
| 1867 | WILLIE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT FALSKIRT ROCK | b
f |
| 1868 | BETSEY | BRIXHAM SCHOONER - 72 tons | COAL | CARDIFF FOR CROSSHAVEN | b
c e f |
| 1870 | BETSEY | FALMOUTH SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT SMUGGLING ROCK | b
f |
| 1871 | EJERIA | BARQUE - 641 tons | FLOUR | BOSTON FOR LIVERPOOL | b
e f |
| 1884 | WELCOME HOME | INVERNESS LUGGER - 15 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED AT FALSKIRT ROCK | b
c f |
| 1885 | VENUS B. | AUSTRIAN BARQUE - 707 tons | GENERAL | LIVERPOOL FOR BUENOS AIRES | b
e f |
| 1905 | DOVE | DUNMORE EAST YAWL - 3 tons | BALLAST | AT SWINES HEAD, | b
c |
| 1995 | AGNES PALMER | FISHING VESSEL | BALLAST | AT FALSKIRT ROCK | b |
| BENVOY |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1862 | INDIAN OCEAN | LIVERPOOL BARQUE | ALE, BRANDY & EMIGRANTS | WENT ASHORE AT STRAND; PART SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR SYDNEY |
b c e f |
| BONMAHON |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1768 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT BONMAHOM | b
c |
| 1824 | DOROTHEA | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN ANNESTOWN & BUNMAHON; SAVANNAH FOR LIVERPOOL |
c |
| 1824 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | SHIPS SPARS | IN BUNMAHOM BAY; FROM QUEBEC | c |
| 1826 | VICTORY | SAIL VESSEL | PROVISIONS & WHISKEY | CORK FOR PORTSMOUTH | b |
| 1838 | SWAIN | SAIL VESSEL | BALLAST | CORK FOR NEWPORT | b
f |
| 1839 | ELLEN POPE | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | NEWPORT FOR CORK | b
f |
| 1839 | PHOENIX | SAIL VESSEL | COPPER ORE | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, | b
c f |
| 1840 | LISKE | SAIL VESSEL | FRUIT | MALAGA FOR GLASGOW | b
f |
| 1852 | SELIM REPHY | SAIL VESSEL | CORN | BEYRONT FOR LIVERPOOL | b
f |
| 1872 | RE DI SPAGNA | ITALIAN BARQUE - 502 tons | WHEAT | STRANDED & WRECKED IN BUNMAHON BAY; BARLETTA FOR CORK |
b
c f |
| 1875 | GWENNISSA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FALMOUTH FOR GLASGOW | f |
| 1895 | LOUISA | BIDEFORD KETCH - 54 tons | BALLAST | IN BUNMAHON BAY; BUNMAHON FOR CARDIFF | b
c f |
| 1895 | NAUTILUS | BARNSTAPLE DANDY - 61 tons | COAL | AT BUNMAHON STRAND, | b
c f |
| 1886 | SARAH DICKSON | WATERFORD BRIGANTINE - 75 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED 2 MILES WEST OF BUNMAHON; NEWPORT, MON. FOR DUNGARVAN |
c |
| 1904
| PETER & JOHN | PLYMOUTH SCHOONER - 59 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED; BUNMAHON FOR CARIFF | c
|
| 1924 | YTHAN | SCHOONER | 150 TONS COAL | FOUNDERED OFF; NEWPORT FOR DUNABRITTIN | b
f |
| BROOMHILL |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
|
1812 | LANCASTER | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LANCASTER FOR DOMINICA | b
f |
| 1815 | BELLONA | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | NEWPORT FOR WATERFORD | b
f |
| 1821
| UNKNOWN | BRIG | UNKNOWN | RAN ASHORE AT NORTH POINT, | c |
| 1821 | MARTHA | BRIG | GRAIN | WATERFORD FOR LIVERPOOL | b
f |
| 1823 | FLORA | SAIL VESSEL | TIMBER | QUEBEC FOR LIVERPOOL | b
f |
| 1851
| JOHN & HANNAH | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED; SHIELDS FOR CORK | c |
| 1872 | KINSALE | SAIL VESSEL | BUTTER, FLOUR & PORTER | CORK FOR GLASGOW | b
f |
| 1881 | DAY SPRING | DUBLIN BRIGANTINE - 175 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED OFF; NEWCASTLE FOR WATERFORD | b
c f |
| 1888
| ALFRED D. SNOW | AMERICAN FULL RIGGED - 1987 tons | BAGGED WHEAT | ON SANDBANK OFF; SAN FRANCISCO FOR LIVERPOOL | a
b c e f |
| 1893 | OLGA | WATERFORD BRIG - 263 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED; CARDIFF FOR WATERFORD | b
c f |
| 1893 | SYBIL | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OTHER SOURCE SAYS 1883 | b
f |
| 1896
| TRIUMPH | WATERFORD SMACK - 37 tons | BALLAST | DROVE ASHORE AFTER BREAKING MOORINGS | b
c |
| BROWNSTOWN HEAD |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1703 | BOMB VESSEL | SAIL VESSEL - 50 tons | BOMBS & CANNON | PARTLY SALVAGED; HAS BEEN DIVED | b
c e |
| 1862 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
- |
| 1862 | NAIRN | LEITH BRIGANTINE - 196 tons | COAL & RAILWAY IRON | STRANDED & WRECKED; CARDIFF FOR HAVANNAH | b
c e f |
| 1969 | KERICK | L'ORIENT TRAWLER - 150 tons | FISH | RAN AGROUND; LIES IN 18m; HAS BEEN DIVED | b
c e f |
| 1996 | JENNALISA | WATERFORD FISHING VESSEL | BALLAST | NONE |
b |
| CREDAN BAY |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1758 | UNKNOWN | FRENCH EAST INDIAMAN | UNKNOWN | OFF CREDAN HEAD | b
f |
| 1814 | VENUS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
b |
| 1828 | ENTERPRISE | SCHOONER | COAL | FOUNDERED OFF CREDAN HEAD; NEWPORT FOR LIMERICK |
b
f |
| 1830 | PICTON | BRIG - 116 tons | 506 BOXES ORANGES | STRANDED & WRECKED; OPORTO FOR LIVERPOOL |
b
c d f |
| 1849 | ANNE GALES | SAIL VESSEL - 303 tons | UNKNOWN | AT CREDAN HEAD | b
e |
| 1862 | ANGELICA | ITALIAN SAIL SHIP | GRAIN | ON CREDAN BAY BANK; COBH FOR NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE | b
c e f |
| 1862 | ORIGIN | YAWL - 10 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION | c |
| 1862 | SOPHIA | WATERFORD SCHOONER | COAL | INSIDE OF; CARDIFF FOR WATERFORD | b
c e f |
| 1862 | TIGER | NOVA SCOTIA FULL RIGGER - 1,112 tons | GENERAL & PASSENGERS | AT CREDAN HEAD; BOSTON FOR LIVERPOOL | b
c e f |
| 1870 | MONTCALM | SWANSEA SAIL VESSEL | COAL | HIT ROCKS AT CREDAN POINT; SWANSEA FOR WEXFORD | b
c e f |
| 1876 | DONEGALL | DUBLIN BRIG - 142 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, CARDIFF FOR DUBLIN | b
c e |
| 1882 | CRIMINABRATH BRANDT | GERMAN BARQUE - 453 tons | PASSENGERS & WOOD PRODUCTS | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR HEAD; MEMEL FOR DUBLIN | b
c |
| 1884 | STOWELL BROWN | ST. JOHN N.B. FULL RIGGER - 1,370 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED 1 MILE FROM CREDAN HEAD; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; CARDIFF FOR RIO DE JANEIRO |
b
c e f |
| 1888 | ETTA | BELFAST BARQUE - 1,145 tons | DEALS & TIMBER | STRANDED & WRECKED AT DUNMORE; ST. JOHN'S FOR FLEETWOOD |
b
c d f |
| 1899 | HANSA | BREMEN BARQUE - 1,198 tons | DEALS | ABREAST OF; ST. JOHNS N.B. FOR WATERFORD | b
c e f |
| 1905 | TELEGRAM | BRIXHAM SMACK - 37 tons | BALLAST | 0.5 MILES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF, | b
c |
| DUNABRATTIN |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1915 |
| ABERYSTWYTH SCHOONER - 111 tons | COAL | STRUCK REEF 0.5 MILES EAST OF; CARDIFF FOR CORK | b
c e |
| 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 | Dr. Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | |||
| e |
"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993" |
by | Dr. Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | |||
|
f |
"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000" |
by | Dr. Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | |||
| g |
"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites" |
by | Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
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