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Liscannor Harbour Marine Works (Ireland) Act 1902 Rate Book
Rate book, Liscannor Harbour, for the charges of rates under the Harbour Marine Works (Ireland) Act 1902, cover missing.
Rate book, Liscannor Harbour, for the charges of rates under the Harbour Marine Works (Ireland) Act 1902, cover missing, starts with page No. 8 dated 26th July 1912, last page No 239 dated 20th June 1939 on reverse. Lists vessels that used the harbour and that were charged a rate and signed by Daniel Considine, Harbour Constable or Harbour Master.
The Marine Works (Ireland) Act, 1902, was enacted to facilitate and execute the maintenance of marine works in Ireland. As only two thirds of the funding came from the government, it appears that charges to users of the port contributed to the remainder of the cost, with tonnage rates levied on cargoes. This was recorded a register, along with the name of the vessel, its cargo, the name of the ship’s master and the date. It was signed off by the Harbour Constable.
This register is missing its cover and the first eight numbered pages. The earliest entry dates to 26th July 1912 when the SS Porthgain of Bristol left Liscannor laden with flagstones and was charged £6 1s and 11p under the Act. The final entry occurred on 17th June 1939 when the SS Kyle Skye of Liverpool arrived from Garston laden with coal. Theis was typical of the cargoes carried.
This register was one of two found in a shed some time after the death of Harbour Constable Daniel Considine, the grandfather of the donor. Daniel’s son Jillo Considine went on to succeed his father has Habour Master in Liscannor and it was the donor’s mother, Helena, who saved the registers from being destroyed many years ago.
A full list of the vessels in the register include:
SS Porthgain of Bristol
SS Seaforth of Glasgow
Schooner Guild Mayor of Drogheda
Schooner Harvest King of Runcorn
Fishing boat M J (‘Thynne’s Boat)
SS Liscannor of Bristol
Brig. Tarracona of Whitehaven
Hooker Aran Lass of Arran
Hooker St Columbkill of Arran
Hooker Bonny Magee of Arran
Schooner Moses Parry of Dublin
Ketch Florrie of Bridgewater
Ketch Marjorie of Barnstable
SS Helen of Glasgow
SS City of London of Grimsby
Schooner Red Sail of Runcorn
Ketch Anna of Belfast
Schooner Ethel Mary of Chester
Schooner Florence Love of Port Fowey
SS Ben Blanche of Ramsey
SS Ben Jee of Ramsey
SS Snow Queen of Liverpool
Duchess of Chester
MV Hachilah of Londonderry
Venturer of London
Schooner James Postlethwaite of Dublin
S V Mary Barrow of Barrow
SS Deneside of Sunderland
SS Pine of Newry
SS Bradda of London
SS Dhoon Glen of Liverpool
SS Oak Milla of Cardiff
SS Kylerhea of Glasgow
SS Whitethorn of Goole
SS Lonsdale of Belfast
St Anne
Steamer Algores of Belfast
Ellen of Wexford of Wexford
Silver City of Belfast
SS Mondara of Belfast
SS Silver Thorn of Liverpool
Schooner Crest of Dublin
Castlerock
Volant of Kirkwall
Concorde of Triente, France
Schooner Mary B Mitchell of Beaumaris
Schooner Brooklands of Cork
Amplutrite of France
Matje of Hull
SS Thrushfield of Londonderry
SS Mullo Crat of Liverpool
Schooner Mary Miller of Barrow
Mountblairy of Plymouth
Jane Banks of Fowey
SS Torpoint of Cardiff
SS Hawthorn of Hull
SS Firethorn of Liverpool
Collection: Pat Considine
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