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Fethard Lifeboat Station
Fethard Lifeboat Station is the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) inshore Lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat at Fethard-on-Sea on the south coast of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The RNLI first stationed a lifeboat at Fethard in 1886. The station had been scheduled for closure in 1914, when it was decided to place a motor-powered lifeboat at , but the station was closed prematurely, after nine of the 14 crew lost their lives during the rescue of the crew of the schooner ''Mexico''. A station was re-established at Fethard, when an inshore lifeboat was placed there in 1996. First station Ever since its founding in 1824, the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), later to become the RNLI in 1854, would award medals for deeds of gallantry at sea, even if no lifeboats were involved. On 15 December 1848, the ''Emalia'' was wrecked at Bannow, Bannow Bay, County Wexford, whilst on passage from Istanbul to Liverp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fethard-on-Sea
Fethard-on-Sea or Fethard () is a village in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It lies on the R734 road on the eastern side of the Hook peninsula, between Waterford Harbour and Bannow Bay. The village is in Fethard civil parish and partly in Fethard townland. The village had a population of 311 as of the 2016 census. It lies in the Fethard electoral district in the Wexford constituency. It is in the Templetown parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ferns. Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Public transport Two Bus Éireann routes serve Fethard-on-Sea: route 370 to Waterford via New Ross and a Tuesday-only route 373 to Wexford Wexford ( ; archaic Yola dialect, Yola: ''Weiseforthe'') is the county town of County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the ... via Wellingtonbridge. History In the 12th century, Baginbun near Fethard was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
