The Sinking of the Tayleur Sailing Ship, 1854 with Edward J. Bourke

Malahide Library, Co. Dublin – Fingal
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24 August 2025
Overview

The sailing ship Tayleur was wrecked on Lambay 170 years ago on 28th January 1854. Malahide, Skerries and Rush were involved in the story and rescue of the survivors. Edward J. Bourke, author of Bound for Australia: The Loss of the Emigrant Ship Tayleur, will give a talk on this maritime disaster, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people.

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Malahide Library, Co. Dublin – Fingal

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