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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (73)
Limerick & Shannon Estuary
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LIMERICK
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1030 | LORCAN UA BRIAIN | SAIL VESSEL | 3 IRISH KINGS | NONE |
b
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| 1222 | UNKNOWN | SEVERAL VESSELS | UNKNOWN | IN GALE |
b
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| 1747 | HANNAH | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; NEWFOUNDLAND FOR LIMERICK |
b
c d
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| 1760 | ELIZA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BROKE FROM MOORINGS; LONDON FOR LIMERICK |
b
c d
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| 1789 | ADVENTURE | SLOOP | COAL | IN RIVER LIMERICK |
b
c
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| 1790 | PEGGY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | IN RIVER LIMERICK; LIMERICK FOR GREENOCK |
c
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| 1791 | COMMERCE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT LIMERICK RIVER ENTRANCE; PHILADELPHIA FOR DUBLIN |
c
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| 1794 | CASTOR IV | BRIG - 247 tons | UNKNOWN | OFFSHORE; FROM WHITEHAVEN |
c
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| 1794 | ESSEX | GREENOCK SLOOP | UNKNOWN | NEAR; GREENOCK FOR LIMERICK |
c
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| 1794 | TRANNYON | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DRIVEN ASHORE NEAR, |
c
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| 1802 | FLORA | GREENOCK SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE NEAR; LIMERICK FOR GREENOCK |
b
c d
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| 1813 | EDMUND & MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | IN HARBOUR; PROBABLY SALVAGED |
c
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| 1836 | SHELMALERE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT HAROLD ROCK; LIVERPOOL FOR ST. JOHNS N.B. |
b
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| 1839 | DANIEL O'CONNELL | LARGE SAIL VESSEL | OATS | NEAR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
b
e
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| 1849 | WITTE LEEUE | DUTCH SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT LIMERICK NEW DOCKS; PROBABLY SALVAGED; ROTTERDAM FOR LIMERICK |
c
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| 1851 | COLUMBUS | SUNDERLAND SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT HAROLD ROCK; ODESSA FOR LIMERICK |
b
c e
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SHANNON ESTUARY
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1127 | UNKNOWN | SEVERAL SAIL VESSELS | UNKNOWN | AT SCATTERY |
b
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| 1190 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED IN SHANNON OR LOUGH REE |
b
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| 1250 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | SACKED TREASURE FROM BUNRATTY CASTLE | IN WHIRLPOOL "BOORDIG FLOOD" |
b
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| 1690 | UNKNOWN | FRENCH FRIGATE | AMMUNITION | AT MOUTH OF RIVER |
d
e
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| 1691 | UNKNOWN | FRENCH LONGBOAT | £90,000 WAGES | CAPSIZED IN RIVER |
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| 1782 | ALEXANDER | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT VARROW POINT; FROM ST. KITTS |
c
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| 1794 | CASSANDRA | SNOW - 187 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED 20 LEAGUES FROM RIVER SHANNON; ST. UBES FOR LIMERICK |
b
c d
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| 1803 | LARK | SAIL VESSEL | FISH | IN RIVER, |
b
c d
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| 1808 | LOVELY DORCAS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE; ST. UBES FOR LIMERICK |
c
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| 1808 | MAYFLOWER | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE; LIMERICK FOR CORUNNA |
c
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| 1808 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | CORN | STRANDED & WRECKED IN RIVER; CLARECASTLE FOR LIMERICK |
c
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| 1811 | MARY | LONDON SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED IN RIVER; LIMERICK FOR LONDON |
b
c d
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| 1813 | BRAGANZA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED IN SHANNON; POSSIBLY RE-FLOATED; ST. MICHAEL'S FOR LONDON |
b
c
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| 1814 | ALICE | SAIL VESSEL | PROVISIONS & WHEAT | FOUNDERED OFF FOYNES ISLAND |
c
e
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| 1815 | UNKNOWN | LARGE SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN GLIN & LIMERICK |
b
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| 1816 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT WHELP ROCK |
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| 1818 | BRIDGEWATER | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT MOUTH OF;CARGO PART SALVAGED; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
c
e
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| 1818 | QUEREDA | SUNDERLAND SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF CARRAIG ISLAND; LIMERICK FOR LONDON |
c
e
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| 1819 | PRUDENCE | PORTUGUESE SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED UNDER TOW; ST. UBES FOR LIMERICK |
b c d
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| 1819 | UNION | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT LABASHEDA; LIMERICK FOR LONDON |
b
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| 1820 | DIANA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT TARBERT ROCK; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
b
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| 1822 | FROOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT LABASHEDA; ARCHANGEL FOR LISBON |
c
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| 1822 | LIBERTY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT FOYNS ISLAND; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LIMERICK FOR LONDON |
c
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| 1822 | VINE | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | IN TARBERT ROADS; CLARE FOR LIVERPOOL |
c
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| 1823 | ELEANOR | WORKINGTON BRIG - 168 tons | UNKNOWN | AT LABASHEDDA; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
b
c d
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| 1825 | BRITANNIA | ROTHSAY SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRUCK ROCKS BETWEEN TARBUTT & GLENN, |
b
c d
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| 1825 | JOHN | GREENOCK SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE AT MOUTH OF; DUBLIN FOR LIMERICK |
b
c d
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| 1825 | LIVERPOOL | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRUCK ROCKS BETWEEN TARBUTT & GLENN, |
b
c d
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| 1825 | NELLY & JANE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
c
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| 1825 | RELIANCE | GLASGOW SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE NEAR GLIN; LIMERICK FOR GLASGOW |
c
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| 1826 | ALICE & JAMES | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRUCK SCARLET ROCKS; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
b
c
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| 1826 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | BUTTER | ON IVERAGH COAST |
c
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| 1839 | UNKNOWN x 9 | SAIL VESSELS | BALLAST | WENT ASHORE IN LABASHEEDA BAY; PROBABLY ALL SALVAGED |
b
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| 1849 | CATHERINE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
b
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| 1850 | UNKNOWN x 2 | SAIL VESSELS | BALLAST | NONE |
b
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| 1851 | OSPREY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT TARBERT; FROM SWANSEA |
b
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| 1851 | TRIUMPH | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT HOG ISLAND; AMERICA FOR LIMERICK |
b
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| 1851 | WILLIAM ASH | LONDON SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT HOG ISLAND |
b
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| 1879 | PRIVATEER | LIMERICK WOODEN STEAM PADDLE TUG | BALLAST | SWAMPED BY HEAVY SEAS |
c
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| 1883 | TREENAGLASS | IRON STEAMER - 1,513 tons | MAIZE | AT BRIDGES BANK NEAR PALASKENRY; GALATZ FOR LIMERICK |
a
b c e
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| 1884 | GEORGINA | GLASGOW SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | COLLIDED WITH "S.S. VALE OF CALDER"; LIMERICK FOR GREENOCK |
b
c e
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| 1889 | UNKNOWN | SMALL SCHOONER | OATS | AT CAINS ISLAND; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
b
e
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| 1889 | SPILLING ROCK | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | DRIVEN ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
b
e
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| 1890 | SABRINA | CAERNARFON SCHOONER - 95 tons | OATS | WRECKED 3 MILES EAST-SOUTH-EAST OF FOYNES ISLAND; LIMERICK FOR CARDIFF |
c
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| 1893 | BESSY YOUNGE | BARQUE - 282 tons | COAL | AT CARRAIDAIGADDA; MARYPORT FOR LIMERICK |
b
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| 1900 | TOPAZ | SWANSEA BRIGANTINE - 204 tons | TIMBER | STRANDED & WRECKED 0.5 MILES BELOW GLIN PIER; FOYNES ISLAND FOR GARSTON | b c e |
| 1954 | NO NAME | KLM AIRLINER | PASSENGERS | NONE |
b
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| 2002 | CHEYENE | CLIPPER | CREW | OFF FOYNES ISLAND |
b
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SOURCE PUBLICATIONS:
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a
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"Dictionary
of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824
- 1962"
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by
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Charles Hocking |
| London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474 | |||
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b
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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by
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Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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c
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by
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Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | |||
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d
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"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | |||
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e
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 |
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