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Shipwrecks

By kind permission of Dr Edward J Bourke, here follow details of some of the shipping disasters off the Kilmore coast.

Date Ship's Name Voyage Cargo Home port/ Captain Wreck Location Casualties Narrative
Unknown pirate vessel       St Patrick's Bridge many pirates drowned Go to narrative
23/7/1643 Hopewell Dublin to Duncannon troops   Saltees    
25/7/1769 Nancy   tar, cotton of Liverpool Saltees    
1784 Mayflower   coal   off Fort 3 lost  
9/3/1787 Ross   crew Capt. Mortimer Bet. Black rock/Little Saltee    
20/1/1791 Little Neptune St Domingo to Dunkirk   Queripel Kilmore    
9/12/1794 Aurora     Richardson Saltees    
22/3/1799 Robert & Jean St Michael's to Dublin   Allison off Saltees    
1/4/1803 Nymph Lisbon to Cork   Blight Saltees    
1803 Unnamed X 11       Bet. Kilmore and Hook    
14/11/1804 Swan Liverpool to Milford   Bell off Saltees all lost  
1805 Unknown       Ballyteigue bay    
1806 Brilliant Star   wheat   Ballyteigue beach    
9/10/1807 Concordia     Leghorn Saltees    
19/5/1809 Minerva Youghal to Whitehaven   Rookin Great Saltee    
25/11/1811 Mary Power Drogheda to St Ubes     Kilmore    
10/5/1812 Irlam Barbados to Liverpool general & troops Keyser Near Saltees 100 lost Go to narrative
Jan 1813 Star   barley, butter   Ballyhealy    
5/2/1813 Mary Dumbarton   butter & pork   Ballyhealy    
26/11/1814 Thorne Chester to London muskets Ludlow Sandeel bay    
15/1/1816 Anne Wexford to Liverpool   Connolly Ravenglass    
9/1/1818 Frances   grain Waldron Saltees    
18/4/1818 Caledonia Liverpool to ballast Hingstone Ballyteigue    
5/12/1818 King George Clonakilty to Liverpool wheat   Saltees    
9/4/1818 Caledonia   ballast   Ballyteigue    
16/2/1819 Anne London to Dublin tea, sugar, wine & spice Barmouth St Patrick’s Bridge    
27/3/1820 Albion Charleston to Liverpool   Thompson Ballyteigue    
17/11/1820 Robert Stewart Wexford to Liverpool   Bibby Kockbeggar    
12/6/1821 Peggy & Jenny Galway to Waterford     Saltees    
1/11/1821 Britannia Oporto to Liverpool   Hancock Ballyteigue    
24/10/1822 Hero New Orleans to Liverpool cotton Hudson Forlorn point    
19/3/1822 Lady Warren Oporto to Dublin wine & fruit Hump Ballyteigue    
26/12/1823 Palmer Wexford to Liverpool oats, flour Wolf St Patrick's Bridge Captain Wolf & crew lost  
19/4/1824 Lively Kate       off Saltees    
15/9/1824 Generous Planter St Johns to Liverpool     Kilmore    
1/12/1825 Sam       Tacumshane    
1/12/1825 Favourite       Tacumshane    
1/12/1825 Macedonia       Tacumshane    
1/12/1825 Ann       Tacumshane    
29/8/1826 Progress Nipsignit To Dublin   Harper Saltees    
22/10/1830 Ranger Marseilles to Liverpool   Holt Ballyteigue    
1831/1833 Vulcan Sweden to New York iron Mr Bunker Tacumshane   Go to narrative
21/12/1833 Water Witch Bristol to Waterford cotton Stacy St Patrick’s bridge 7 lost 36 saved Go to narrative
23/1/1834 Subernacaddie Brazil to Liverpool cotton, wool,   Crossfarnogue    
Sep 1835 Frances   oil   Kilmore    
24/11/1835 Auley   apples from Jersey Kilmore    
1836 unknown   logwood   Off Kilmore    
24/1/1837 Shancaddie   cotton of Liverpool Kilmore all saved Go to narrative
15/1/1837 James Hadden Campeachy to Liverpool   Beatty Ballyteigue    
5/2/1837 Maria Cape to Dublin wine & silk   Ballyteigue Bay    
6/2/1837 Mary to Dublin salt   Kilmore    
6/3/1837 Betsey Catania to Glasgow     Ballyteigue    
6/2/1837 Mary & Betsey to Dublin     Kilmore    
7/2/1837 Betsey Millar from Sicily fruit & sulphur   Bar O Lough    
7/2/1837 unknown   apples   Bar O Lough    
14/2/1837 Glasgow Liverpool to New York iron, salt, copper, bale goods from America The Barrells 6 lost? Go to narrative
17/12/1837 Molly Moore       Tacumshane    
29/11/1838 Belina Strangford to Quebec     Ballyteigue    
28/11/1838 Thistle St Andrews to Liverpool     Kilmore    
29/11/1838 Robert Noble     from Cork Carnafarraige    
29/11/1838 Frances       Small Saltee 4 lost  
29/11/1838 Lord Ebrington       Ballyteigue    
Sep 1839 unknown       Kilmore    
Jan 1840 Francis Cork to Liverpool grain   Little Saltee    
Jan 1840 Elisa & Abbey Wellington /Liverpool turpentine   Ballyteigue    
8/2/1840 Urania     Malta Saltees    
Mar 1840 Belina Quebec to North timber   Kilmore    
16/10/1841 Theseus St John’s   Renell Tacumshane    
22/1/1842 Honor Messina / Liverpool fruit   Tacumshane    
26/1/1842 Sarah Bristol /Fethard timber   Ballyhealy    
26/1/1842 Urania Malta to Liverpool   Marengo Saltees    
Dec 1842 Vermont Savannah to Liverpool cotton wool   Ballyteigue    
24/12/1842 Alfred   brandy   Kilmore    
2/12/1843 Unknown   wine French Ballyteigue    
26/1/1843 Urania Malta to Liverpool wheat   Great Saltee 6 of 17 lost  
13/1/1843 Santon 11 Calcutta to Liverpool sugar, rice, salt   Ballyteigue 4 lost  
21/2/1846 Jacob Pennell Mobile to Liverpool   Martin Tacumshane    
22/2/1846 Iride Messina to London fruit Carmello Agracta Tacumshane master & crew of 8 saved Go to narrative
Jan 1847 Macao New York to Belfast corn, meat Mr Scott Kilmore   Go to narrative
27/1/1847 Tribune       Tacumshane    
13/1/1850 Adile       Tacumshane    
30/1/1850 Fairfax Sierra Leone to Liverpool palm oil of Jersey Ballyteigue    
1/2/1850 Horatio Alexandria / Dublin wheat Sunderland Kilmore    
16/1/1851 Grace Alexandria To Preston   Preston St Patrick’s Bridge 2 lost Go to narrative
3/5/1851 Lief Zaritza Lima to Liverpool guano Austria St Patrick’s Bridge    
pre 1852 Veloz       Ballyhealy    
pre 1852 Maria       Kilmore    
pre 1852 Fly       St Patrick’s Bridge    
pre 1852 L’Active       Tacumshane    
pre 1852 Unknown   coffee & sugar   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 St James   cotton   Kilmore    
pre 1852 Morca   wheat   Kilmore    
pre 1852 Rambler   General   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 Britannia   general   Ballyhealy    
pre 1852 Seagull   wheat   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 Gazelle   timber   Baninoulart    
pre 1852 Ottoelle   flour   Ballintrent    
pre 1852 Ann   general   Ballyhealy    
pre 1852 Sally   ballast   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 Rebecca   general   Nr saltees    
pre 1852 Victorine to Liverpool wine   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 Maid of the Mill   sulphur   Ballyteigue Beach    
pre 1852 Waldo   earthenware   Ballyhealy    
pre 1852 unknown   grain   Ballyteigue Beach    
pre 1852 Belisle   timber   Ballyteigue Beach    
pre 1852 unknown to Liverpool grain   Saltees    
pre 1852 Prince of Wales   pipeclay   Kilmore    
pre 1852 Thomas Peel   grain potash   Tacumshane    
pre 1852 unknown   potatoes   Saltees    
pre 1852 Lively Kate Coastal grain   Saltees    
pre 1852 Hero   cotton wool   Kilmore    
pre 1852 Royal George   grain   Saltees    
pre 1852 Progress   timber   Saltees    
pre 1852 Surrey   fruit   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Ecord   ballast   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Britannia   fruit   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Unknown   fruit   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 James Hadden   logwood   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Unknown to England wine, brandy   St Patrick’s Bridge    
pre 1852 Aimwell   Fruit   Kilmore    
pre 1852 Prince Royal   madder root   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Neptune   wine, cotton wool   Saltees    
pre 1852 Argo   barilla   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Margaret   timber   Ballyteigue    
pre 1852 Unknown   cola   Saltees    
pre 1852 America to Liverpool cotton wool   Saltees    
pre 1852 Unknown to Liverpool beans   Tacumshane 8 lost  
pre 1852 Vine   malt   Ballyhealy    
pre 1852 Elizabeth   general   Kerraghs    
pre 1852 Primrose Hill       Ballyhealy    
1852 Thotoeko   190 barrels wheat Greek Ballytrigue    
11/1/ 1852 Regalia   barley From Jersey Ballyhealy    
19/1/1852 Deolocos Alexandria to Liverpool wheat Jean Dramians Burrow of Ballyteigue master & crew of 13 saved  
29/12/1852 Unknown   Indian corn   St Patrick’s bridge    
30/9/1853 Victory Liverpool to Waterford empty Stacey Barrels 1 lost Go to narrative
22/10/1853 Tancred       Kilmore    
1854 Niagara   emigrants   Ballyteigue    
18/1/1854 James Calder New Orleans to Liverpool cotton & maize   Ballyteigue Bay    
11/1854 James   coal   Tacumshane    
18/12/1855 Isabella Newport to Cork coal McNamara Saltees 1 lost Go to narrative
19/12/1855 Bon Accord Penang to London rum, hides, sugar, spices Sayer Saltees captain & crew of 25 saved Go to narrative
1856 Exile       Kilmore 6 saved Go to narrative
23/1/1856 Alciope Liverpool to Malabar general   Barrels    
6/2/1856 Spec Cardiff to Cork coal   Ballyteigue Bay    
22/2/1856 Catherine Queenstown to Cardiff ballast   Barrels    
7/10/1856 Chance Newport to Wexford coal   Whitehouse bank    
5/12/1856 J.L Warner New Orleans to Liverpool cotton   Tacumshane    
28/3/1857 Elizabeth Newport to Waterford coal   Kilmore    
18/4/1857 Diamond Cardiff to Waterford coal   Ballygrangans    
3/11/1857 Purtndiada Alfandigo to Liverpool fruit   Kilmore    
2/4/1859 unknown   corn   Graet Saltee    
28/9/1859 Grace Darling   coal   Kilmore    
7/1/1860 Lady Rebow from St Michael's oranges of London St Patrick’s bridge   Go to narrative
Apr 1860 Neptune     Greek Ballyteigue bay 8 lost, 8 saved Go to narrative
21/12/1860 Bubona Ardrossan to Le Havre pig iron Chudleigh Saltees all saved Go to narrative
1861 unknown     Greek Ballyteigue    
9/2/1861 unknown Savannah to Wexford     Saltees    
10/12/1861 General striker Peru to Liverpool salt & hides   Tacumshane    
23/5/1863 La Vifrido Bilboa to Liverpool Fruit, wine, ivory, cattle Arnot Brandie rocks captain & crew of 31 saved Go to narrative
16/1/1864 Caluna Glasgow to Turkey barley   Ballyhealy    
9/2/1867 Johnstone Demerera to Liverpool rum, sugar   Ballyteigue    
2/3/1867 Ness Dingle to Cork butter Power Crow Head    
21/12/1867 Fairy Queen Liverpool to Liberia general, muskets, gunpowder Pearson Little Saltee   Go to narrative
11/3/1868 La Touche     French Ballyteigue all lost  
30/4/1868 Clementine   bone ash   Tacumshane    
7/7/1869 Josephine to Liverpool sugar   off Kilmore    
3/1/1869 Isabella Newport to Waterford coal   2 miles S of Saltees 2 lost, 5 saved  
1870 Sea Rest       Forlorn Rocks most lost, inc 32 passengers Go to narrative
12/10/1870 Aberfeldy   copper ore   Tacumshane    
22/12/1870 Mary   ballast   St Patrick’s Bridge    
Mar 1871 Wayfarer London to Liverpool flint   Bet. Kilmore & St Patrick's    
26/12/1872 Shark Dunkerque to Liverpool   Charles St John Ballymurray, Tacumshane   Go to narrative
1873/1874 Calcutta Surinam to Liverpool   Hamilton Kilmore all lost Go to narrative
20/2/1874 Glide   coal Waterford Kilmore all saved  
18/10/1874 unknown       The Barrels    
28/10/1874 Henry   oats of Wexford Coningbeg    
5/12/1874 Annie Newport to Waterford coal   Tacumshane    
Jan 1875 City Of London San Francisco to London wheat & salmon   Ballyhealy    
18/6/1875 Sheil   coal   Ballyteigue    
19/1/1875 Vittorioso G Cardiff to Constantinople coal   St Patrick’s Bridge    
Jul 1875 Guiding Star       Hilltown bay    
25/9/1875 Paquet de Terranova   sugar Spanish Tacumshane all saved Go to narrative
Nov 1875 Mino       Ballyhealy    
4/1/1876 Cape Comorin Liverpool to Bombay general   Ballyteigue    
24/5/1876 Pontiac from New Orleans corn & cotton   St Patrick’s Bridge    
Nov 1876 Alba C       Hilltown bay    
Feb 1877 Ullock       Tacumshane    
3/4/1878 May Lily from Kinsale fishing Penzance Barrels 4 lost, 4 saved Go to narrative
1/6/1878 Idaho New York to Liverpool horses & cattle Holmes Coningmore all survived Go to narrative
Jan 1879 Debonnair Bilbao to Glasgow iron ore, sardines Greenock Ballyhealy all saved Go to narrative
30/1/1879 Brother Jonathan Queenstown to London peas, flour Thomas Griffiths Small Saltee 2 survived Go to narrative Go to The People
27/9/1879 Langdale San Francisco to Liverpool wheat Jenkenson Tacumshane captain, wife, mate, bosun lost Go to narrative
22/11/1880 Balla Labrador to Liverpool salt fish   Bar o Lough crew saved  
26/11/1880 John A Harvie   maize & cotton NovaScotia Tacumshane   Go to narrative
1/1/1881 Unknown Labrador to Liverpool dried fish   Bar o Lough    
1881 Morning Light South Shields to Dun Laoghaire     Tacumshane    
Mar 1881 Philomine   barley   Tacumshane    
Mar 1881 Pinson Port Talbot to Malbay coal   Bastardstown    
Mar 1881 Ethol of Truan   iron ore   Tacumshane    
4/7/1881 Brittanic   passengers   Kilmore 200 survivied Go to narrative
Nov 1881 Liffey St John’s to Liverpool deal from St John St Patrick’s bridge   Go to narrative
31/12/1881 Machiavelli Tangrog to Liverpool boxwood   Saltees all 12 saved  
11/1/1882 Regalia   flour, barley Ex Jersey Ballyhealy   Go to narrative
23/11/1882 Grandholm St Malo to Campbletown barley   Ballyteigue    
16/10/1882 Victory Cardiff to Waterford coal Samson Strike Ballyteigue master, Samson Strike, drowned Go to the Independent
22/2/1883 Clementina Demerera to Greenock rum & sugar Cardiff Ballyteigue 11 saved Go to narrative
Sep 1883 Chita       Saltees    
13/6/1884 Larne Milford to Dunmore salt & fish boxes   Great Saltee    
circa 1885 Antelope       Saltees   Go to narrative
24/5/1886 Pontiac From New Orleans maize & cotton   St Patrick’s bridge    
Oct 1886 Thomas & Sarah       Ballyteigue    
5/12/1886 Six Sisters   timber   Tacumsahne    
20/2/1889 Elieser British Honduras to Fleetwood     Ballyteigue 10 saved  
16/12/1889 Delphine Melanie Le Harvre to Glasgow ballast   Tacumshane    
circa 1890 Enterprise   slates   Ballyteigue    
circa 1890 Atle       Ballyteigue    
20/1/1892 M Dabigon Chantenay Port Talbot to Malbay coal   Bastardstown    
21/1/1892 Varr Brevig for Liverpool ice blocks Norwegian Ballyhealy All saved  
Feb 1893 Esther   Coal   Tacumshane    
22/6/1895 Marguerite       Off Saltee    
24/12/1895 Monmouth     from Bristol Great Saltee    
24/12/1895 Citizen of Youghal Newport to Youghal coal Lynch Little Saltee 2 lost, 4 saved Go to narrative
8/10/1896 fishing boats       off Kilmore Quay all saved  
31/3/1897 Express Liverpool -Wexford Iron ore   Tercheen Rock 19 saved  
17/4/1898 Haaswater Liverpool to Natal ballast   Forlorn Point all saved Go to narrative
Feb 1899 Pembroke Milford Haven to Waterford     Little Saltee 31 saved Go to narrative
26/05/1900 Louisa   coal from Darthmouth Saltees    
10/01/1903 Doris     Milford Off Saltees    
07/05/1906 Antelope   pipeclay   Bastardstown    
1907 Accra Tenerife to Liverpool     Tacumshane all saved  
28/11/1908 Goacuetta   general cargo French St Patrick's Bridge    
27/10/1911 Alice Latham       Kilmore    
15/02/1912 Clara   ballast   Kilmore   broke from moorings
1915 Centurion Liverpool for Durban     SW of Barrels   torpedoed
06/05/1915 Candidate       S of Coningbeg    
27/06/1915 Indrani       S of Saltees    
27/03/1916 Manchester Engineer to Manchester grain   S of Coningbeg   torpedoed
1917 Mary Grace       Off Coningbeg    
18/01/1917 Lennox Cardiff to Port Said coal   Saltees all 45 saved Go to narrative
22/02/1917 Invercauld       Coningbeg all survived torpedoed
13/03/1917 Brika       off Coningbeg    
17/03/1917 Guard   fishing   8m SW Coningbeg   bombed by submarine
22/03/1917 Providence       near Barrels   torpedoed
11/10/1917 Rhodesia       S of Coningbeg   torpedoed
13/11/1917 Ardmore     from Cork Off Coningbeg   torpedoed
17/09/1917 Ronald   fishing   25m SW Coningbeg   gunfire
17/09/1917 Our Bairns   fishing   25m SW Coningbeg   gunfire
25/04/1918 U 104   warship   S of Tacumshane    
08/05/1918 Thoralf       S of Coningbeg   torpedoed
circa 1920 Union   sand   St Patrick’s Bridge    
12/01/1926 Valdura   maize   Forlorn   Go to narrative
28/09/1927 Bracknell   coal   blue rocks    
circa 1927 Watfarer   ballast   Kilmore    
1927 Pearl       Kilmore Quay   possibly salvaged
02/05/1927 Cluny     Milford St Patrick's Bridge all saved Go to narrative
28/09/1928 Brackley Garston to Glandore coal John Wall St Patrick’s Bridge master & 3 crew rescued Go to narrative
03/11/1928 Electric   fish   Kilmore Quay    
05/12/1928 Onward   coal   Kilmore Quay    
20/10/1929 Mountblairy       St Patrick’s Bridge    
19/01/1934 Brerton Lossiemouth to Barry oats   Carraig rocks 9 saved  
19/12/1940 Isolde   light tender   near Barrels    
27/01/1941 Loddon     Gilmartin Saltees all saved Go to narrative
21/06/1942 Lanabrone   coal   Great Saltee    
08/05/1947 Helga/Muirchu to Dublin   from Dublin 8 miles s. off Coningbeg crew saved Go to narrative
28/12/1957 Auguste Maurice     of L'Orient Ballyteigue captain & crew of 11 saved Go to narrative

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