PS Kathleen Mavourneen (1885)
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PS Kathleen Mavourneen was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
from 1855 to 1902 and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
from 1902 to 1903.
for the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
and transferred to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
in 1902 when they took over the business of the Drogheda
company.
In 1903 she was sold and scrapped in Holland.
Drogheda Steam Packet Company
The Drogheda Steam Packet Company was founded in 1826 as the Drogheda Paddle Steamship Co. It provided shipping services between Drogheda and Liverpool from 1825 to 1902, in which year it was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.-History:...
from 1855 to 1902 and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
from 1902 to 1903.
History
She was built by A. Jack and Co of SeacombeSeacombe
Seacombe is a district of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively, Seacombe is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation in 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Wallasey, within the geographical county of...
for the Drogheda Steam Packet Company
Drogheda Steam Packet Company
The Drogheda Steam Packet Company was founded in 1826 as the Drogheda Paddle Steamship Co. It provided shipping services between Drogheda and Liverpool from 1825 to 1902, in which year it was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.-History:...
and transferred to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
in 1902 when they took over the business of the Drogheda
Drogheda
Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....
company.
In 1903 she was sold and scrapped in Holland.