Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Killough Lifeboat Station
Killough Lifeboat Station in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
HENRY CLARK — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Killough Lifeboat Station is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Killough Lifeboat Station was actually located at Rossglass, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) from Killough, overlooking Dundrum Bay, on the coast of County Down in Northern Ireland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Rossglass in 1825 by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS). The station relocated to St John's Point in 1835, operating for another eight years. A new Killough Lifeboat Station was established at Rossglass by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in 1901, following the closure of the station at Tyrella in 1899. After operating for just 13 years, Killough Lifeboat Station closed in 1914.
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Background
History
Rossglass Lifeboat Station was established at Rossglass, Co. Down by the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS) in 1825. On 1 or 2 December 1825, the vessel Usk was wrecked off Rossglass, whilst on passage from Liverpool to Adra, Spain. Three of the crew were lost, but seven were rescued. Lifeboat Coxswain Thomas Foy was later awarded the RNIPLS Silver Medal. On passage from New Brunswick to Liverpool, the ship Sir James Kemp was wrecked in Dundrum Bay on 4 December 1829. Four boats, including the Rossglass lifeboat and the local coastguard boat, were launched. The Master, a woman and infant, and 12 crew were rescued. Volunteers Michael Casey and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2405, -5.6722
- Address
- Rossglass
Sources
- wikidata: Q135643068 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Killough Lifeboat Station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killough Lifeboat Station?
- Killough Lifeboat Station is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2405°, -5.6722°.
- Who owns Killough Lifeboat Station?
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