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What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Mermaid as Wooden wreck. It was lost in 1854. Recorded condition: Crockery and wreckage scatted, lots washed into Chapel Bay.

From the Northern Ireland Ship and Aircraft Wrecks, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs record SWR015

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Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Albert Bridge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Albert Bridge, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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