19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Fig. 15: Cork City upper left and Ballinacurra upper right on Cork coastal map.

BALLINACURRA LASS

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Youghal 1846 97t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Lefebre&Barry, Barry&C

Foreign trade

1847 – 57 Benjamin Eastaway b.1825 (Swansea)

Mate:

1849 – 50 Thomas Taylor b.1825 (Bridgewater, Somerset) 1858 – 9 James Goffe b.1840 (Ilfracombe, Devon) 1855 – 8 James Goffe b.1840 (Ilfracombe, Devon)

Seaman:

Apprentice: Fate of ship:

Unknown.

Additional information:

Ballinacurra is located in the NE corner of Cork Harbour. (Appendix: Port of Ballinacurra).

Thomas Kelleher, who was considered the most important shipbuilder of his time in Youghal, constructed Ballinacurra Lass , having previously built a brig, John Barry , for Lefebure and Barry (O’Brien).