Fig. 19: The Eliza O’Keef fe of Youghal (courtesy of Andrew Kelly).
ELIZA O’KEEF FE
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Youghal 1858 120t; Brigantine
Home port:
Youghal O’Keeffe
Owner: Activity: Master:
Foreign and coastal trader
1860 Eastaway (Swansea) 1861 – 2 William Ryan b.1827 (Passage, Waterford) 1862 – 3 William Kennedy b.1833 (Passage, Waterford) 1865 – 70 John Mathias b.1824 (Cardigan) 1868 – 70 Patrick Walsh b.1842 (Youghal) 1872 – 98 Stephen Clifford b.1826 (Dungarvan)*
Mate:
1863 John Power b.1818 (Waterford)* 1868 James Prendergast b.1838 (Youghal)* 1869 James Nagle b.1832 (Youghal)* 1876 Thomas O’Grady b.1852 (Dungarvan) 1857 – 9 Patrick Walsh b.1842 (Youghal) 1864 Peter Farrell b.1842 (Youghal)
Seaman:
Fate of ship:
On 14 June 1872, this ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. She was re-floated and resumed her voyage (List of Shipwrecks - Wiki). This vessel was purchased by Stephen Clifford of Dungarvan and moved to Waterford in 1879. She was later reported wrecked abreast of Wise ’s Point ,
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