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John Leahy
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The Palme shipwreck and Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster
Christmas Eve 1895
Cormac F Lowth DBOGA
Renowned Dublin maritime historian and Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association, DBOGA member, Cormac Lowth will describe the circumstances which led up to the loss of the Palme in Dublin Bay on Christmas Eve 1895 and of the rescue attempt made by the Kingstown lifeboat “Civil Service 7”.
The SS Palme, a 1,114 ton barque,
Renowned Dublin maritime historian and DBOGA member, Cormac Lowth describes the circumstances which led up to the loss of the Palme in Dublin Bay on Christmas Eve 1895 and of the rescue attempt made by the Kingstown lifeboat Civil Service 7. Tragically, the entire lifeboat crew of 15 souls were lost while heroically trying to reach the Palme. Cormac illustrated his talk with many contemporary photographs, drawings and paintings. DBOGA specifically asked Cormac to talk to this tragedy to remind us all of the RNLI’s lifesaving ethos.
Cormac will illustrate his talk with many contemporary photographs, drawings and paintings. We have, via Cian Gallagher, specifically asked Cormac to talk on this tragedy to remind us all of the RNLI’s lifesaving ethos.
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References and acknowledgements for content.
Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association Hon Sec. Darryl Hughes
Colin Stroud of the OGA for permission to use text and images.
RNLI Howth Lifeboat Station
Wikipedia
The RNLI