The Lord O'Neill trading between Dublin and Baltimore was wrecked on Thursday morning 19th January, 1898 off the Blasket Islands on the Kerry coast.

 

The vessel struck the Isle of Vellanaoe about twelve o'clock and the crew had barely time to take to the lifeboats when the vessel began to go down. The cargo was miscellaneous principally for Dublin and Belfast and comprised a considerable quantity of poles for the Dublin electric tramways.

 

The steamer struck the rocks at 12.30 on Thursday morning and the port boat was not picked up by Kincora until 3.30 yesterday afternoon. The boats had separated and the men suffered greatly. They were all taken on board the Kincora where the utmost kindness was extended to them.