Lat.
& Long. position quoted above may be inaccurate.
Not
much left to identify it as a ship apart from a few ribs and her stone ballast
marking the spot.
Some
stone and metal cannon shot are still there.
Historical
Information:
A
6th Rate Man O'War she was built in 1809 in Bermuda for the Royal Navy.
She
grossed 399 tons and measured 30.48 x 9.14 x ? metres.
Armament
consisted of 16 x 24 Pounder Carronade and 2 x 9 Pounders.
She
left Killybegs on the 7th on a cruise looking for smugglers. By 12th she was off
the Aran Islands and in the teeth of a force 12 gale and in danger of capsizing.
Cannon
and shot were tossed overboard in an effort to keep her on an even keel but with
her sails in shreds she was driven into the Shannon Estuary and onto Lough Donnell
beach.
Her
anchors parted and her masts went overboard. One of the crew attempted to swim
to shore with a rope but was swept away, and a boat was lowered but was immediately
dashed to pieces.
She
eventually sank during the night and the following day the locals plundered her
cargo.