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Downings/Mevagh Boatyards, Co. Donegal
Name Initial Registration Gross.Net Tonnage Built Where Built Notes  
  'Congested Districts Board'   1910   Boatyard at Downings opened.  
VINE LY850   1910   Motor Zulu  
LITTLE FLOWER DA14 30 1912   Londonderry 1913/1;
Galway 1923/1;
Drogheda 1927/1 [DA14]. Broken-up 1954		  
PRIMROSE   21 1912 Mevagh Was Londonderry 1918/?; To Dublin 1937/15;Charles Friel, Derrybeg; John Doyle, Arklow; Anne O'Leary, Ballybrack; John Cahill, Wicklow; Agustine Connelly, Dunlaon Pier; Wolf Feldman, Dublin; BU 1956  
NAOMH ERNAN D322   1912   Dublin 1936/5  
LODE STAR DA18 37 1914   Drogheda 1928/1. Broken-up 1938  
TWILIGHT STAR   64 1916 Mevagh Renamed 'FAINNE AN LAE'; Lost 31 Aug 1943  
      1921   Boatyard known as 'Sea Fisheries Association Boatyard'  
STAR OF MEEVAGH     1921   Patrick Makoney, Leap  
CNOC AN DUIN   6 1922 Downings At Sligo 1924/2
Wrecked at sea pre July 1982		  
PRIDE OF GREENORE D229   1922      
PRIDE OF DOVEY D273   1923      
SWILLY STAR   6 1925 John Buchan, Downings Edward Deeney, Rathmullen; At Sligo 1925/3
Broken-up 1950		  
PRIDE OF DONEGAL     1932   (Conversion work, sail to motor zulu)  
PRIDE OF BELCRUIT D196   1932   8G. Dublin 1932/10. To Cork in 1943. Builder given as The Minister for Land and Fisheries, Mevagh  
NAOMH EOGHAN D200   1932   8G. Dublin 1933/2. Builder given as Minister of Land & Fisheries, Mevagh; Wrecked 19/10/1935  
NAOMH ENDA D198   1932   8G. Dublin 1933/3. Builder given as Minister of Land & Fisheries, Mevagh; Wrecked 19/10/1935  
PRIDE OF MEEVAGH D264   1933   Dublin 1933/29  
PRIDE OF ARAN D259   1933   Dublin 1933/31 (PRIDE OF ARRAN?)  
PRIDE OF MELMORE     1933      
PRIDE OF MULROY D258 6 1933   Dublin 1933/32
McFadden,?
Francis Cullen,Downings		  
NAOMH RIOCH D225   1933   Dublin 1933/33  
PRIDE OF KEADUE D286   1933   Dublin 1934/19  
NAOMH RIOCH     1933      
PRIDE OF MELMORE D278   1934   Dublin 1934/7  
NAOMH COLM   11 1936 Mevagh Dublin 1937/7
Fire in November 1963		  
PRIDE OF ROSEHEARTY D 80 10 1937 Sea Fisheries, Mevagh Dublin 1937/25
Wkd at Killybegs 5/11/1953		  
NAOMH AINE D182 5 1938   Dublin 1940/10
Broken-up 1956		  
MARY BUCHAN D168 21 1940 Mevagh Dublin 1940/4.
Lying a wreck at Milford in 2012. Photo credit: Cian Brosnan, Killybegs		  
NAOMH SIMON D68   1946 Mevagh Dublin 1946/2
Gooden,Westport;
McDavid,Malin		  
      1946   Boatyard at Downings closed  
      1947   Boatyard reopened, leased to Jack Buchan, Scotland  
JACK BUCHAN   20G 1947 Mevagh Dublin 1948/3
George Buchan, Mevagh
Sank in Dunmore East 10/2/1958		  
      1951   Boatyard reopened by BIM  
ROS MOR D342 25/11 1952 Downings Dublin 1953/2
Photo credit:- Leonard McGloughlin, Skerries Development & Community Association, 1982;
B89 Jack Miller, Bangor;
KELLY PL77
KELLY D668;
Photo credit:- Mike Craine, Isle of Man		  
ROS CORCAN D417 27/14 1953 Downings Dublin 1953/12
Declan Ward, Kincasslagh;
Sold private and now a Motor Cruiser at Carrigart, Co. Donegal
Photo credit:- Kieran O'Connell, Letterkenny		  
ROS AOIBHINN D429 26/14 1953 Downings Dublin 1954/2
Photo credit:- James Murray, Grimsby		  
ROS TUAISCEART D33   1954 Downings Dublin 1954/12  
ROS PADRAIG D84 26/11 1954 Downings Dublin 1955/3
Sean Kinselia, Lusk;
Jim Wilde, Skerries;
Photo credit:- Leonard McGloughlin;
Now lying a wreck in Skerries Harbour (July 2005)
Photo credit:- Tommy, Dublin		  
ROS OIRTHIR D59 27/11 1955 Downings Dublin 1955/18  
ROS SEAN D157 26/11 1955 Downings James Colin, Ballycotton; Mr Corr, Skerries;
Photo credit:- Peter O'Shea, BallycottonVisit Peter's Photoshop		  
ROS NA CILLE D189 25/11 1956 Downings Dublin 1956/16
Charlie Carr, ?;
?, Achill;
Photo credit:-
INDR1198 Fishing Boat Killybegs 1957.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland		  
ARD RATHAIN D262   1956 Mevagh Dublin 1957/5  
SAN MARTIN D305   1957 Mevagh Dunlin 1957/9
To Newry registry N218		  
ARD MHUIRE D5   1958 Mevagh Dublin 1959/8  
ARD COLM D37   1959 Mevagh Dublin 1959/12  
SAOIRSE D346   1958 February Downings/Mevagh Pat Deasy, Union Hall;
Michael O'Callaghan
Cost £17,000		  
ARD AILBHE D198   1960 Downings Dublin 1960/11  
CILL NA GCROS D241   1961 Downings Dublin 1961/11  
ARD AIDHM D378   1961 Mevagh Dublin 1961/20  
BEAL GUALA D360   1961 Mevagh Dublin 1962/1  
ARD IDE D344   1962 Mevagh Dublin 1962/13  
      1963   Boatyard reopened by Carleton Buchannan  
ARD AENGUS     1963   At Dublin 1964/8  
CILL BEAG     1963   At Dublin 1964/10  
DUN MOR     1963   Photo credit: Paddy Roche. At Dublin 1964/41  
      1965   Boatyard sub-leased to Clinton McBride  
      1965-1970   Yard built half-decked boats in the 30 to 36 ft range  
AN PIARSACH   7 .   At Dublin 1965/21  
CILL MANTAIN   3 .   At Dublin 1965/39  
CILL EASPUIG   3 .   At Dublin 1966/8  
OLIVER PLUNKET   9 .   At Dublin 1966/24  
REALT FHANADA   8 1966   At Dublin 1966/2  
ST COLUMBA   7 1967 Mevagh At Sligo 1967/2  
OCEAN QUEEN   7 1967 Mevagh At Sligo 1967/4; BU 2005  
COASTAL QUEEN   9 1968 A McBride, Mevagh At Sligo 1968/2  
MUIRE NA NGRAS   7 1968 A McBride, Mevagh At Sligo 1968/9  
MUIRE NA NAINGEL   8 1969 A McBride, Mevagh At Sligo 1969/3  
HELEN D   3 1969 A McBride, Mevagh at Sligo 1970/1  
ST AUGUSTINE   8 1969 Mevagh At Sligo 1969/7  
COASTAL STAR   7 1969 Mevagh At Sligo 1969/13  
      1970   Yard sold  
      1971   Yard reopened as Mevagh Boatyard by Frank Carr (believed that all larger boats built with transom stern)  
MONA LISA   22 1972 Mevagh Yard No: 1;
Michael Lafferty,Killybegs
Brendan O'Neill, Castletownbere
At Sligo 1972/17
Lost at sea June 1996		  
BANRION NA DTONN   22 1972. Mevagh Yard No: 2
At Sligo 1973/1		  
SAN THERESA SO476 26.12 1972.. Mevagh Yard No: 3
At Sligo 1973/16
Sean McCallig, Brackles
Sold to West Africa 1982		  
ALEGNA SO498 27.14 1973 Mevagh Yard No: 4; Photo credit: John Bryne
Renamed CARRAIG BUI
At Sligo 1973/29		  
TULLA HEAD     1973. Mevagh Yard No: 5  
CU GABHA     1973.. Mevagh Yard No: 6  
SAOIRSE     1973… Mevagh Yard No: 7  
MARGUERETTE MARIE SO519 41 1974. Mevagh Yard No: 8
J Sweeney,Bunbeg;
J Collins,Baltimore		  
GOLDEN EAGLE   41 1974.. Mevagh Yard No: 9
At Sligo 1975/1		  
EMERALD ISLE WD61   1974… Mevagh Yard No: 10
Jackie Connick,Kilmore Quay		  
RISING TIDE SO613 72 1976. Mevagh Yard No: 11
At Sligo 1976/5
To Belfast 1982/?		  
GIRL MORISSIE   4 1976.. Mevagh Yard No: 12 Ferro-cement
Frank Varr, Mevagh
At Sligo 1977/6
Lost at sea 1990		  
ORION   159 1977 Mevagh Yard No: 13;
Pat O'Sullivan, Castletownbere
At Sligo 1977/5, then Sligo 2003/16		  
HAPPY DAZE   3 1976. Mevagh Yard No: 14
At Sligo 1978/5		  
LADY GRACE   21 1976.. Mevagh Yard No: 15
At Sligo 		 
GOLDEN HIND   6 1976… Mevagh Yard No: 16
At Sligo 1978/4
To Campbeltown 1982/?		  
FISHERS FRIEND   7 1977. Mevagh Yard No: 17
At Sligo 1978/8		  
IUDA NAOFA SO679 132 1977.. Mevagh Yard No: 18
At Sligo 1978/4
To Sligo 2004/17
Lost 20/1/2015 		 
SALLY MARIE SO702 13 1977… Mevagh Yard No: 19
At Sligo 1979/5		  
RESTLESS WAVE D617   1978. Mevagh Yard No: 20;
Sold (B 417)		  
NOMAD     1978.. Mevagh Yard No: 21  
CAAREEN SO699   1979 Mevagh Yard No: 22;
At Sligo 1979/4
To Sligo 2004/4
Andrew Annett, Kilkeel
John O'Sullivan, Castletownbere		  
DELINN SO711 129 1979. Mevagh Yard No: 23; Pgoto credit: Giles Fraser
At Sligo 1979/4
Broken up in Ghent, Belgium		  
ALEGNA II SO730 110 1979.. Mevagh Yard No: 24
At Sligo 1980/20;
Renamed WESTERDALE
Broken up Photo credit:Cian Brosnan		  
      1980   Yard closed  

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