The brig Exmouth, carrying Irish emigrants from…

April 1847 CE

The brig Exmouth, carrying Irish emigrants from Derry bound for Quebec, is wrecked off Islay on April 25, 1847, with only three survivors from more than two hundred and fifty on board.

Most are women and children traveling to join their husbands and fathers, who have already settled in Canada. 

A very large proportion are under age, there being only about sixty men among the passengers.

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Port Ellen Argyllshire United Kingdom View →

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Irish people View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Great Irish Famine of 1845-49 View →

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