ISLE OF ERIN

ISLE OF ERIN WAS A IRON BARQUE OF 726 / 941 TONS BUILT IN 1875 BY D & W HENDERSON OF GLASGOW

SHE WAS OWNED BY TOM DALZELL AND HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL. SHE WAS LATER OWNED BY J BUSHBY

SHE DID ONE VOYAGE FROM GLASGOW TO WELLINGTON, LEAVING ON THE 5TH OCTOBER 1880 AND ARRIVED IN WELLINGTON ON THE 26TH JANUARY 1881.

 THE SHIPS CAPTAIN ON THIS VOYAGE WAS CAPTAIN McCARTIE.AS THE DEPARTURE PORT WAS GLASGOW AND THE YEAR WAS 1880 . I ASSUME THAT THIS WAS THE SHAW SAVILL CHARTERED VESSEL BUT I AM NOT 100% SURE

THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS HER COMING UP THE RIVER AVON HAVING JUST COME UNDER  THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE WITH THE TUGS ASSISTANCE GOING INTO  CUMBERLAND BASIN, BRISTOL

ISLE OF ERIN

THE ISLE OF ERIN WAS A IRON SHIP OF 889 TONS BUILT AT PORT GLASGOW BY REID'S & CO  1N 1875

SHE WAS OWNED BY S MARTIN. SHE HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL AND WAS COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN R IRVINE

 I CANNOT FIND A REFERENCE TO REID'S HAVING BUILT A VESSEL CALLED ISLE OF ERIN