Peridot Memorial Plaque © Gerald England

D2818 : Peridot Memorial Plaque

taken 3 years ago, near to Carnlough, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Peridot Memorial Plaque

A plaque on the right of Carnlough boathouse D2818 : Carnlough boathouse is in memory of those who died when the ship "Peridot" was wrecked in 1905.

PERIDOT MEMORIAL PLAQUE

ON THE NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 26TH 1905
A COASTAL STEAMER THE PERIDOT
HAVING BEEN ANCHORED OFF CARNLOUGH AWAITING THE TIDE
SOUGHT SHELTER IN LARNE LOUGH FROM A STORM
BUT NEVER REACHED SAFETY
STRANDING IN A HEAVY SEA AND BREAKING UP
AT SKERNACHAN POINT ISLANDMAGEE.
THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED BY
LARNE & DISTRICT HISTORICAL CENTRE COMMITTEE
TO COMMEMORATE THE SEAFARING MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE PERIDOT DISASTER
MOST OF WHOM WERE FROM THE VILLAGE OF CARNLOUGH
HUGH O'KANE CAPTAIN, PATRICK BLACK MATE,
JOHN McMAHON CHIEF ENGINEER, JOHN DARRACH SEAMAN,
JAMES McKINTY FIREMAN, JAMES STEWART FIREMAN,
ALEXANDER McNEILL COOK,
AND ALEXANDER FERGUSON SECOND ENGINEER,
ROBERT McKELLER SEAMAN, OF SCOTLAND.

Watch ye therefore for in such an hour as ye think not your Lord cometh
MCMXCVIII

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Grid Square: D2818, 151 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Gerald England (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 12 September, 2020 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 17 September, 2020
Geographical Context: Coastal People, Events
Date (from Tags): 1905
Place (from Tags): Carnlough
Person (from Tags): Hugh OKane Patrick Black John McMahon John Darroch James McKinty James Stewart Alexander McNeill Robert McKeller
Persob (from Tags): Alexander Ferguson
Subject Location: Irish: D 287 181 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.6345N 5:59.3356W
Camera Location: Irish: D 287 181
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)