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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (162)
Resil Strand to Wicklow
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RESIL STRAND
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1861 | MARGARET MORTIMER | BRIGANTINE - 113 tons | COAL | NONE |
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ROCKFIELD BAY
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1850 | EDOUARD MARIE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR BATAVIA |
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SIX MILE POINT
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1802
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JOHN & EDWARD | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DUNGARVON FOR DUBLIN |
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1802
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THREE FRIENDS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DUNGARVAN FOR DUBLIN |
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1838
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UNKNOWN | FRENCH BRIG | BRANDY & RUM | RAN ASHORE; THOUGHT TO BE SMUGGLING |
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1885
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GUERRERA | TRIESTE BRIG - 406 tons | BALLAST | DUBLIN FOR CARDIFF |
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SOUTH STACK LIGHTHOUSE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1885 | ALHAMBRA | GERMAN BARQUE | 700 TONS COAL | 25 MILES OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR NEW YORK |
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| 1885 | HOLYHEAD | TWIN SCREW STEAMER - 842 tons | CATTLE & PASSENGERS | OFF, STRUCK THE "ALHAMBRA"; DUBLIN FOR HOLYHEAD |
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THE MURROW
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1725
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UNKNOWN x 30 | ASSORTED SAIL VESSELS | UNKNOWN | DURING A STORM BETWEEN GREENORE & WEXFORD |
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1725
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UNKNOWN | WHITEHAVEN SAIL SHIP | UNKNOWN | OFF; CREW SAVED |
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UNKNOWN
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1679 | SANTA CRUZ | SAIL VESSEL | 200 CHESTS OF GOLD | POSSIBLY ON THE KISH BANK |
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| 1694 | DRAKE | 6th RATE 24 GUN SHIP - 234 tons | UNKNOWN | ON THE COAST OF IRELAND |
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| 1787 | MERSEY | 3 MASTED SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR CHARLESTON |
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| 1797 | DUBLIN | BRIGANTINE | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1825 | NELLY JANE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR CONNAGH |
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| 1835 | BROTHERS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; WICKLOW FOR SWANSEA |
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| 1838 | WATSON | BRIG - 164 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1852 | BETSY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1867 | SHAMROCK | ARKLOW SMACK | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1873 | ANNE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED ON COAST |
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| 1883 | UNKNOWN | BARQUE - 500 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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| 1917 | LYNBURN | STEAMER - 587 tons | PITWOOD | STRUCK MINE LAID BY UC-75 OFF, |
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WICKLOW
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1690
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MARY FRIGATE | ROYAL NAVY SLOOP | 12 CARRIAGE MOUNTED CANNON | NEAR, |
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1750
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PRINCE FREDERICK | SAIL VESSEL | TOBACCO | ABANDONED; MARYLAND FOR LONDON |
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1755
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DAN | DUBLIN SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON SANDBANK OFF; CARGO SAVED |
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1765
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ST. PETER | SAIL VESSEL - 30 tons | UNKNOWN | IN ARDINARY BAY; DUBLIN FOR TENERIFE |
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1768
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SALLY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF; CHESTER FOR BRISTOL |
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1771
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HIBERNIA | SAIL VESSEL | TIMBER | OFF; BOUND DUBLIN |
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1771
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MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED NEAR WICKLOW PIER; ST. MICHAEL FOR DUBLIN |
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1771
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MARY | SAIL VESSEL | MALT & OATMEAL | INSIDE HARBOUR, PROBABLY SALVAGED; WICKLOW FOR NEWRY |
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1771
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PROVIDENCE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW GROUNDS; SOUTHAMPTON FOR LONDON |
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1771
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ST. MICHAEL | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | INSIDE HARBOUR, PROBABLY SALVAGED; WICKLOW FOR DUBLIN |
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1775
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WILLIAM | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF WICKLOW BANKS; LIVERPOOL FOR BRISTOL |
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1776
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EAGLE | LIVERPOOL BRIG - 100 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF; BORDEAUX FOR BELFAST |
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1781
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UNKNOWN x 2 | SAIL VESSELS | UNKNOWN | STRANDED |
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1782
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TRUSTY | SLOOP | COAL & COPPER | STRANDED ON SANDBANK; SWANSEA FOR DUBLIN |
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1784
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LIBERTY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT WICKLOW BANK; PHILADELPHIA FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1784
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SUSANNA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF; NEW YORK FOR GLASGOW |
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1784
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UNKNOWN | AMERICAN BRIG | UNKNOWN | 4 - 5 MILES OFF, |
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1785
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RESERVE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK; CREW SAVED; WATERFORD FOR WHITEHAVEN |
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1786
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POLLY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FROM WHITEHAVEN |
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1787
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JANET | BRIG - 100 tons | PORTER | NEAR BLACK'S CASTLE, |
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| 1787 | PEACE PLENTY | SAIL VESSEL - 220 tons |
COAL, EARTHENWARE & HABEDASHERY |
WENT ASHORE 3 MILES SOUTH OF WICKLOW HEAD | b |
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1788
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MERSEY | CHESTER BARQUE - 240 tons | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK; LIVERPOOL FOR CHARLESTON |
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1788
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NEPTUNE | SQUARE RIGGED BRIG | PORTER, HOPS & SUGAR | AT THE SOUTH CAVE ON WICKLOW HEAD; BOUND FOR DUBLIN |
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1789
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MINERVA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK; DUBLIN FOR BORDEAUX |
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1790
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ST. GEORGE | LONDON SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK; BOUND FOR LONDON |
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1791
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PRECEDENT | ARMED FULL RIGGER - 300 tons | 6 CANNON | ON INDIA BANK, NORTH-EAST OF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1793
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COLUMBINE | BRIG - 150 tons | UNKNOWN | RAN ASHORE, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LONDON FOR DUBLIN |
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1793
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OPORTO PACKET | BRIG - 89 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; OPORTO FOR DUBLIN |
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1794
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EARL OF TYRONE | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | DRIVEN ASHORE IN WICKLOW ROADS, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LONDON FOR DUBLIN |
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1794
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PERSERVERANCE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR TEIGNMOUTH |
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1795
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ANNA | WHITEHAVEN SAIL VESSEL | COAL | IN COLLISION WITH UNKNOWN BRIG BETWEEN WICKLOW & WEXFORD |
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1795
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BELLONA | LANCASTER BRIG - 183 tons | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK |
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1795
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UNKNOWN | BRIG | UNKNOWN | IN COLLISION WITH "ANNA" |
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1799
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JENNY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT ARKLOW BANK; OPPORTO FOR DUBLIN |
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1799
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LORD LUDGATE | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | AT WICKLOW BANK |
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1800
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UNKNOWN | PRUSSIAN SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED NEAR, |
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1801
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MARY & PEGGY | SCOTTISH BRIG - 73 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED, PROBABLY SALVAGED; WATERFORD FOR DUBLIN |
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1802
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ADVENTURE | SAIL VESSEL | BALLAST | IN 8 FATHOMS OFF WICKLOW HEAD; DUBLIN FOR WICKLOW |
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1803
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UNKNOWN | USA BRIG | UNKNOWN | NEAR, |
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1804
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DEMERERA | LANCASTER FULL RIGGED - 409 tons | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK, DEMERERA FOR GLASGOW |
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1804
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JUSTINA MARIA | GALLIOT - 170 tons | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LIVERPOOL FOR TONNINGEN |
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1804
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PRINCESS OF WALES | AMERICAN FULL RIGGED - 408 tons | COTTON, RUM, SUGAR | ON WICKLOW BANK; JAMAICA FOR GREENOCK |
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1805
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THE LITTLE SISTERS | BRIG - 110 tons | UNKNOWN | AT WICKLOW BANK; BRISTOL FOR NEWFOUNDLAND |
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1807
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ANNE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE; CHESTER FOR DUBLIN |
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1807
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DUNCAN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WENT ASHORE; LIVERPOOL FOR WICKLOW |
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1807
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LUNE | LANCASTER FULL RIGGED - 345 tons | 6 x 6 POUNDER MOUNTED CANNON | WENT ASHORE; LIVERPOOL FOR DUBLIN |
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1808
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CHOICE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR HAYTI |
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1812
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DUNCAN | LIVERPOOL FULL RIGGED - 240 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; CHESTER FOR DUBLIN |
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1820
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CERES | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BANK; LIVERPOOL FOR ANTWERP |
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1820
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FRIENDS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FROM WICK |
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1821
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HIGSON | LIVERPOOL BRIG - 308 tons | UNKNOWN | ON SANDS OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR BUENOS AIRES |
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1824
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MARQUIS OF WELLINGTON | LIVERPOOL SNOW - 233 tons | COTTON, LINEN & PASSENGERS | FOUNDERED OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST |
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1824
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UNKNOWN | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | NEAR, |
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WICKLOW continued..
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1824
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HOPE | BRIG - 64 tons | UNKNOWN | AT WICKLOW BANK; YOUGHAL FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1825
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COMUS | BRIG - 153 tons | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN WICKLOW HEAD & ARKLOW |
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1826
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MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | SPRANG A LEAK OFF WICKLOW HEAD; FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1826
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UNKNOWN | SCHOONER - 80 tons | UNKNOWN | CAPSIZED OFF, |
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1830
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JANE & HARRIET | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED; MILFORD HAVEN FOR WICKLOW |
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1831
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BESS | WICKLOW SLOOP - 80 tons | BALLAST | STRUCK HORSESHOE BANK OFF WICKLOW HEAD; WEXFORD FOR WICKLOW |
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| 1831 | JUNO | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF |
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1835
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SARAH | LIVERPOOL VESSEL - 111 tons | UNKNOWN | COLLIDED WITH "SILAS RICHARDS" OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1836
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COUNTESS OF MANSFIELD | LONDON SCHOONER - 82 tons | UNKNOWN | ON SANDBANK OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1839
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AVON | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1839
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LE NOUVEAU DESTIN | BRIG | UNKNOWN | OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1839
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LORD HUNTLEY | BRISTOL SCHOONER - 117 tons | UNKNOWN | STRANDED; CHEPSTOW FOR WICKLOW |
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1839
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MYRTLE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED, |
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1839
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ST. PATRICK | STEAMER | UNKNOWN | OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1839
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TOWN OF ROSS | NEW ROSS BARQUE - 286 tons | UNKNOWN | ON WICKLOW BEACH, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; QUEBEC FOR WICKLOW |
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1840
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UNKNOWN | CAERNARFON SLOOP | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN WICKLOW & BRAY HEAD |
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1841
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HAYLE | RUNCORN SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRUCK ROCKS, FROM RUNCOR; |
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1843
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PEGGY & JANE | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | NEAR WICKLOW HEAD |
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1844
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GEORGIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1846
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AMICITEA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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1846
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GLENALVON | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR CUBA |
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1850
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON INDIAN BANK |
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1853
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UNKNOWN | BARQUE | UNKNOWN | DURING STORM OF 1853 |
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1855
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LORD MOSTYN | CHESTER SCHOONER - 56 tons | POTATOES | BETWEEN WICKLOW & ARKLOW; DUBLIN FOR CARDIFF |
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1856
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HIGGESON | BARQUE - 453 tons | TIMBER | NEAR WICKLOW PIER, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; FROM NEWFOUNDLAND |
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1856
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UNKNOWN | BARQUE - 700 tons | TIMBER | STRANDED, POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1858
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BRIGAND | FULL RIGGED | GENERAL & PASSENGERS | STRANDED, |
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1858
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EXCHANGE | NEW YORK BARQUE - 563 tons | RAILWAY IRON | ON HORSESHOE BANK NEAR WICKLOW HEAD; LIVERPOOL FOR SAVANAH |
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1861
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BLANCHE | SCHOONER - 64 tons | COAL | 3 MILES OFF WICKLOW HEAD |
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1861
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ELIZA | BRIG - 117 tons | COAL | STRANDED NEAR WICKLOW TOWN; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1861
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MARY DRAPERS | BRIG | COAL | NEAR WICKLOW TOWN |
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1861
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NEW DRAPER | WHITEHAVEN BRIG | UNKNOWN | NEAR HARBOUR |
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1861
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ROBERT SEAMOUR | BRIG | COAL | STRANDED; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1861
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ROWLAND HILL | SCHOONER - 64 tons | COAL | NEAR WICKLOW HEAD |
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1861
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TONQUIN | AMERICAN BARQUE - 475 tons | CAST IRON INGOTS & PASSENGERS | FOUNDERED NEAR WICKLOW HEAD |
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1861
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WILLIAM CAMPBELL | SCHOONER - 99 tons | COAL | DRIVEN ASHORE IN GALE |
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1863
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SAMUEL | WHITEHAVEN BRIG - 172 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF WICKLOW HEAD, WHITEHAVEN FOR CARDIFF |
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1873
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COPERNICUS | BARQUE | BALLAST | IN WICKLOW BAY; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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| 1873 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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1876
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WILLIAM A. GIBSON | ST. JOHN'S N.B. SCHOONER - 171 tons | DEALS | STRANDED ON GLEN STRAND, ST. JOHN'S N.B. FOR WICKLOW |
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1883
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ELAINE | NEWPORT BRIG - 233 tons | SALT | NORTH OF HARBOUR; LIVERPOOL FOR PARAGUAY |
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1896
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THOMAS | RINGSEND CUTTER - 3 tons | BALLAST | ON HORSESHOE ROCK |
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1897
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REAPER | I.O.M. KETCH - 40 tons | ROOFING SLATES | NORTH OF JACK'S HOLE; PORT DINORWIC FOR CORK |
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1897
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SIR ROBERT | DUBLIN SCHOONER - 52 tons | COAL | STRANDED NEAR; WIDNES FOR WICKLOW |
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1898
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BRUNETTE | DUBLIN SCHOONER - 48 tons | COAL | IN HARBOUR; PROBABLY SALVAGED |
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1901
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HYACINTH | COWES STEAM YACHT - 14 tons | BALLAST | 2 MILES SOUTH-WEST WICKLOW HEAD; DUNMORE EAST FOR BELFAST |
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1903
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BRACKLEY | WEXFORD SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | NORTH OF, |
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1904
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TEKLA | NEWCASTLE SCHOONER - 74 tons | BURNT ORE | ON WOLF ROCK; DUBLIN FOR CARDIFF |
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1905
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EXPRESS | DUBLIN SCHOONER - 119 tons | COKE | STRANDED 3 MILES NORTH OF; CARDIFF FOR DUBLIN |
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1906
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SPERANZA | FRENCH SCHOONER - 97 tons | COAL | 1.5 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF WICKLOW HEAD; OUTWARD BOUND FROM SWANSEA |
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1908
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AMETHYST | GLASGOW IRON STEAMER - 552 tons | COAL | SUNK IN COLLISION WITH "SS DAISY" OFF WICKLOW HEAD; AYR FOR LE HARVE |
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| 1908 | J.H. BARROW | SCHOONER - 130 tons | UNKNOWN | 1 MILE SOUTH OF, |
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1909
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LEEDS | BIDEFORD SCHOONER - 82 tons | COAL | CAUGHT FIRE & SANK 1 MILE NORTH-NORTH-EAST OF HARBOUR LIGHT; GLASGOW FOR NEW ROSS |
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1916
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ORPHAN GIRL | ARKLOW SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | OUTSIDE WICKLOW HARBOUR |
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1927
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JOHN MORRISON | BARQUE - 202 tons | PIT PROPS | FOUNDERED OFF WICKLOW HEAD; SOME GIVE YEAR AS 1925 |
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| 1932 | PACIFIC | DUBLIN WOODEN STEAMER - 116 tons | BALLAST | ON WOLFE ROCK AT WICKLOW HEAD |
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1993
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THORN | TRAWLER | BALLAST | OFF HORSESHOE BANK IN 10 METRES |
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