Chart of Tramore Bay

Chart of Tramore Bay

Tuesday 20 October 2015

Flora and Bolton, 19 December 1825

Dreadful Storm - Melancholy Shipwrecks
On Monday Night, it blew a tremendous storm from the South East, which continued without intermission throughout the night, and did not abate in any degree until about half past twelve yesterday. We fear we shall have to relate many casualties along the coast, as the wind was onshore. One melancholy occurrence has already come to our knowledge. Early yesterday morning, a vessel, since ascertained to be a schooner was discovered within the heads of Tramore Bay, in a situation which rendered it impossible to afford her any assistance. She beat about for some time apparently using every effort to get out-an attempt with sucha wind, always desperate in that dreadful bay; at length at twenty minutes past nine she capsized, when every soul on board perished. She was called the Flora, of Brigham, supposed to be ballast laden. On the stern of the boat driven on shore was Peter Jarman.”

At Garryriske, westward of Tramore, a part of a vessel, called the Barton, of Maryport, has been stranded.

Mysterious Circumstance.
On Sunday evening upward of fifty head of cattle were washed onshore at Ballymacaw, which were instantly made prey of by the country people. No shipwreck was known to have occurred on the coast on that day, or immediately previous to it, and we are only able to account for the circumstance by supposing that the cattle were the cargo of some vessel which foundered at sea. It is said that some of the carcasses were still warm when discovered.[1]





Extracts From the Drumcannon parish Regisster
21 December 1825, Thomas Maher Captain of the Bolton of Maryport wrecked on the coast was buried at Island Keane by John Cooke jnr. One Seaman supposed, the crew of the Flora of Bruxam wrecked in Tramore Bay was buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.

3 January 1826, two seamen viz. a man & boy supposed a part of the crew of the Flora of Bruxam wrecked in Tramore Bay were buried in Drumcannon by John Cooke.

15 January, Two seamen viz. a man and a boy supposed to be a part of the crew of the Bruxham of Maryport were buried at Island Keane by John Cooke Jr.

16 January, a seaman of the Bolton was buried at Island Keane by John Cooke Jr.

30 January,   Two seamen viz. a man and a boy the latter supposed the son of the captain of the Flora were buried at Drumcannon by the Rev Fleury.

 1 February, A seaman supposed of the Flora was buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.

9 February, A seaman supposed of the Flora was buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.



[1] Waterford Mail, 21 December 1825.

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