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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (115)
Bailey Lighthouse to Drogheda
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BAILEY LIGHTHOUSE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1849 | SIMPSON | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT LIGHTHOUSE |
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| 1867 | LIZZIE | LUGGER | BALLAST | FOUNDERED 3 MILES OFF, |
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| 1872 | PERRI | CUTTER - 6 tons | CREW | OFF, |
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| 1880 | BROTHERS | DUBLIN BRIGANTINE - 78 tons | MANURE | FOUNDERED NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1880 | VIGILANT | DUBLIN FISHING CUTTER - 41 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED NEAR, |
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| 1881 | NO NAME | DUBLIN SAIL VESSEL - 2 tons | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION 0.5 MILES SOUTH BY WEST OF, |
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| 1890 | FLYING DART | GLASGOW IRON PADDLE TUG - 9 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED OFF NORTH WALL; KINGSTOWN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1902 | MARLAY | STEAM COLLIER - 798 tons/200ft. | COAL | 2 MILES EAST OF LIGHTSHIP; IN 20m; HAS BEEN DIVED; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1908 | MARY | HOWTH FISHING LUGGER - 1 ton | BALLAST | FOUNDERED 1 MILE NORTH-EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE |
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| 1912 | ZELIA | LIVERPOOL STEAMER - 387 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED 15 MILES EAST OF; GARSTON FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1917 | DELIVERER | ADMIRALTY TRAWLER - 79 tons | CREW, 1 x 12 POUNDER GUN | MINED BY UC-75 NEAR; LIES IN 22M; HAS BEEN DIVED |
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| 1964 | ROSS CARBAIRE | TRAWLER | FISH | STRUCK ROCKS |
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BALBRIGGAN
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1699 | UNKNOWN | SPANISH SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN BALBRIGGAN & HOWTH, |
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| 1760 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN BALBRIGGAN & HOWTH; LIES IN 50m |
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| 1783 | UNKNOWN | MAN O'WAR | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1786 | UNKNOWN | SLOOP | 4,000 ROOFING SLATES | ON BEACH |
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| 1798 | ACTIVE | LIVERPOOL BRIG | UNKNOWN | STRANDED AT BLACKROCK; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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| 1803 | EXPERIMENT | BERWICK BRIG - 137 tons | COAL | NEAR; FROM AYR |
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| 1803 | GENERAL JOHNSON | SAIL VESSEL - 35 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR; FROM WEXFORD |
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| 1806 | BETTY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1813 | AMEILIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | RAN ASHORE & WRECKED; LIVERPOOL FOR RIO |
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| 1815 | FAME | SAIL VESSEL | GENERAL | NEAR; GREENOCK FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1815 | YOUNG JAMES | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1823 | BRITANNIA | BRIDGWATER SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR, |
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| 1826 | FANCY | WORKINGTON SLOOP | COAL | DRIVEN ASHORE NEAR; WORKINGTON FOR THE SKERRIES |
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| 1831 | LOVELY SILVIA | YARMOUTH SAIL VESSEL | BARLEY, OATS & HERRING | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, |
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| 1833 | ELIZABETH | RINGSEND SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1833 | HARRY COX | ARDGLASS SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1838 | UNKNOWN | WOODEN PADDLE STEAMER | UNKNOWN | BELFAST FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1839 | UNKNOWN | SCHOONER | BAGGED FLOUR | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, |
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| 1844 | SHAMMON | BRIG - 161 tons | UNKNOWN | 1 MILE NORTH OF |
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| 1850 | MAID OF GALLOWAY | IRON PADDLE STEAMER | UNKNOWN | BURST BOILER NORTH OF HARBOUR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR GOOLE |
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| 1850 | RIGBY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR BALLYSHANNON |
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| 1852 | SENHOUSE | WHITEHAVEN BRIG | COAL | ON SANDBANK OFF, |
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| 1852 | YOUNG ENGLANDER | GLASGOW BARQUE - 409 tons | PASSENGERS | ON CARDY REEF; BREMORE BAY, SINGAPORE FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1853 | AGNES | BRIG | IRON ORE | FOUNDERED 0.25 MILES OFF BEN HEAD |
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| 1857 | TRIUMPH | SCHOONER | COAL | POSSIBLY SALVAGED; WIGGAN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1859 | MARY OF CARNAVON | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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BALBRIGGAN continued..
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1861 | ANNE | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | ON ROCKS AT NEWHAVEN POINT NEAR TOWER |
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| 1861 | ST. GEORGE | DROGHEDA SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | 3 MILES NORTH OF AT BALLYNAGERATH BAY |
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| 1873 | SARAH (or SARAH ANN) | RUNCORN SCHOONER - 100 tons | COAL | AT BLACK ROCKS; FROM GARSTON |
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| 1873 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1875 | BELLE HILL | AMERICAN IRON BARQUE - 800 tons | TEA, SPICES, TEXTILES, BRANDY & WINE | POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR KINGSTOWN |
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| 1876 | SUPRISE | DUBLIN FISHING LUGGER - 27 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF BALBRIGGAN |
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| 1877 | ST. JOHN | FISHING SMACK - 27 tons | BALLAST | OFF |
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| 1877 | WELSFORD | MARYPORT BRIG - 106 tons | COAL | 2 MILES OFF LOWTHER LEDGE; MARYPORT FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1879 | BILLOW | ABERDEEN SCHOONER - 51 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED; GLASGOW FOR BALBRIGGAN |
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| 1879 | LADY LILFORD | ARDROSSAN BRIG - 104 tons | COAL | AT LONGLEG; ARDROSSAN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1881 | CANADIAN VESSEL | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | AT BEN HEAD |
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| 1881 | JOHN PATTON | AMERICAN FOUR MASTED - 1,157 tons | SALT & GENERAL | AT THREE NUNS ROCKS; LIVERPOOL FOR NEWORLEANS |
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| 1881 | UNKNOWN | CANADIAN SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT BEN HEAD |
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| 1883 | OSPREY | DUBLIN FISHING CUTTER - 37 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED ON CARDY ROCKS |
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| 1898 | ELLEN & MARY | DUBLIN FISHING CUTTER - 50 tons | BALLAST | ON CARDY ROCKS |
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| 1899 | MARY ELLEN | BELFAST BRIGANTINE - 89 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED ON BEACH; WHITEHAVEN FOR BALBRIGGAN |
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| 1903 | HART | BALBRIGGAN YAWL - 22 tons | BALLAST | AT CARDY ROCKS |
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| 1910 | MATCHLESS | LUGGER - 15 tons | UNKNOWN | SOUTH OF PIER |
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| 1911 | ROSEBUD | CUTTER - 6 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1915 | PRIDE OF ERIN | DUBLIN MOTOR FISHING VESSEL - 26 tons | BALLAST | CAUGHT FIRE 3 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF, |
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BALDOYLE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1812 | SWANSEA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | POSSIBLY REFLOATED; CHEPSTOW FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1838 | UNKNOWN | FISHING VESSEL | BALLAST | FOUNDERED |
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| 1838 | GAINSBOROUGH | IPSWICH BRIG - 139 tons | WINE, RUM, WOOL & COTTON | AT CARRICK HILL |
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| 1842 | BRITISH QUEEN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR, |
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| 1842 | GLOBE | GLASGOW BRIG - 190 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; DEMERERA FOR CLYDE |
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| 1853 | ANNY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1858 | WESER | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; FROM HAMBURG |
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| 1861 | PERSEVERANCE | SCHOONER - 97 tons | COAL | ON SPIT; ARDROSSAN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1865 | LADY HOBART | LIVERPOOL FULL RIGGER - 781 tons | COAL | OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR BERMUDA |
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| 1875 | EVE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1881 | FANNY | BALDOYLE DANDY - 18 tons | BALLAST | NEAR; BALDOYLE FOR HOWTH |
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| 1882 | ELIZABETH | BRIG - 135 tons | COAL | ON BALDOYLE BANK; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; FOR DUNDALK |
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| 1905 | ELWOOD | SAIL VESSEL - 91 tons | COAL | ON BALDOYLE SPIT; LIVERPOOL FOR ST. IVES |
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BALSCADDEN
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1861 |
MARY ANNE | BELFAST SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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BRAY HEAD
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1774 | FRANCIS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; BOREAUX FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1774 | UNKNOWN | DUBLIN SLOOP | UNKNOWN | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1794 | GUSTAFF ANDOLPH | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | CAME ASHORE; LIVERPOOL FOR HAMBURG |
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| 1856 | UNKNOWN x 2 | SAIL VESSELS | COAL | OFF, |
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1862 |
ADONIS | WATERFORD IRON SCREW STEAMER - 458 tons/199ft | GENERAL & PASSENGERS | OFF MUGLINS; BELFAST FOR WATERFORD |
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IRON CLAD BATTLESHIP - 6,043 tons | CREW | SANK AFTER COLLISION EAST OF; LIES IN 49m; HAS BEEN DIVED |
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BREMORE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1766 |
EUROPE | SNOW | COAL | NEAR; WORKINGTON FOR DUBLIN |
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CARNE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1929 |
MOUNT BLAIRY | 3 MASTED SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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CLAREMONT
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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ISA I | DUBLIN ANGLING CRAFT - 30ft. | FISHERMEN | OFF BEACH |
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CLONTARF
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1593 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | IN POOL OF CLONTARF |
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| 1774 | LIVELY JANE (or LOVELY JANE) | SAIL VESSEL | RUM & TOBACCO | AT CLONTARF ISLAND; ANTIGUA FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1888 | CHARLES BAL | BELFAST FULL RIGGER - 1,432 tons | TIMBER | AT STRAND; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; ST. JOHN'S N.B. FOR BARROW |
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| 1888 | LIGHTER No. 14 | DUBLIN SAIL BARGE - 60 tons | BALLAST | INSIDE BREAKWATER; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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CORBALLIS
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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UNKNOWN | SCHOONER | COAL | DROVE ASHORE |
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1881 |
MARY ANNE | CANADIAN BRIG | COAL | ON SANDBANK OFF, |
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DALKEY
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1308 | DALKEY WRECK | CONWAY SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | A CONWAY VESSEL |
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| 1537 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED BETWEEN DALKEY & DUBLIN |
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| 1570 | UNKNOWN | FLEMISH SAIL VESSEL - 700 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED BETWEEN DALKEY & DUBLIN |
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| 1768 | PENELOPE | AMERICAN FULL RIGGER - 200 tons | PITCH | NEAR; CARGO PART SALVAGED; NORTH CAROLINA FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1786 | UNKNOWN | WEXFORD SLOOP | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1790 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | PASSENGERS | NEAR, |
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| 1803 | AID | SAIL VESSEL | MARBLE STATUES | SOUTH OF DALKEY ISLAND |
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| 1803 | HOPE | WHITEHAVEN SAIL VESSEL | COAL | ON MUGLIN ROCK; WHITEHAVEN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1803 | MAYFLOWER | WEXFORD SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF DALKEY ISLAND |
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| 1807 | UNKNOWN | SLOOP | MERCHANDISE FOR WEXFORD | ON MUGLINS, |
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| 1834 | ESSY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DALKEY ISLAND; BOUND FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1855 | VICTORIA | GLASGOW BARQUE - 70 tons | PIG IRON & INGOTS | BETWEEN DALKEY ISLAND & MUGGLINS ROCKS; DUBLIN FOR GLASGOW |
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| 1861 | UNKNOWN | BRIG | UNKNOWN | IN DALKEY SOUND |
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| 1864 | SHAMROCK | SLOOP - 14 tons | LIMESTONE | 3 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE MUGGLINS |
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| 1876 | FAVOURITE | SCHOONER - 74 tons | MALT | 0.75 MILES EAST OF ISLAND; WEXFORD FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1880 | ANNIE ELIZABETH | NORWEGIAN SAIL VESSEL - 80 tons | UNKNOWN | AT LORETO CONVENT |
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| 1887 | FLYING HAWK | CLYDE TWIN SCREW STEAM TUG - 80ft. | BALLAST | SOUTH SIDE OF ISLAND; LIES IN 10m; HAS BEEN DIVED |
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| 1887 | LIGHTER No. 42B | DUBLIN SAIL BARGE - 75 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; KINGSTOWN FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1897 | CHALLENGER | WATERFORD CUTTER - 26 tons | BALLAST | DALKEY ISLAND; BRAY FOR KINGSTOWN |
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| 1918 | GUIDE ME II | ARMED DRIFTER - 100 tons | CREW & 6 POUNDER DECK GUN | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION OFF MUGGLINS, DALKEY; LIES IN 35m; GUN RECOVERED 1990 |
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DOGGER BANK
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1936 |
ELSIE ANNE | STEAMER - 250 tons | 300 TONS COAL | AYR FOR WEXFORD |
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DONABATE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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WILLING MAID | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED |
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1861 |
QUEEN ADELAIDE | SMACK - 64 tons | COAL | AT ROGERSTOWN BAR |
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DROGHEDA
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN MAIDEN TOWER & TRUSS |
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1749
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | 20,000 DEALS | NEAR; DRUNTON FOR DUBLIN |
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1850
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LANCE | DUBLIN VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON BAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1873
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WILSON | SCHOONER - 117 tons | UNKNOWN | ON NORTH BULL |
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1888
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DELIGHT | MARYPORT BRIG - 119 tons | COAL | STRANDED & WRECKED 0.5 MILES SOUTH OF DROGHEDA BAR;WORKINGTON FOR DUBLIN |
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1940 |
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2 MASTED SCHOONER | FIREBRICKS & TILES | CAUGHT FIRE & SANK OFF QUAY; CARGO SALVAGED |
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