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On December 18th, 1833, the wooden paddle steamer The Lord Blaney ran aground on the rocks near Prestatyn in Wales while traveling from Warrenpoint to Liverpool. Tragically, everyone aboard perished. The ship had often been seen along the coast of Carlingford Lough, transporting various goods and passengers to Liverpool. Many of those from the Lough area lost their lives on the vessel, and numerous bodies were never recovered.
Since then, there have been reports of sightings of The Lord Blaney off the coasts of Greenore and Carlingford on Carlingford Lough. It is said that those aboard other ships who witness the apparition of The Lord Blaney often experience great misfortune.
One notable sighting occurred in 1916. On November 3rd of that year, a passenger ship collided with a cargo ship, resulting in the deaths of ninety-seven people. The sole survivor, a man named James Boyle, confirmed that he had seen The Lord Blaney on the lake earlier that day.
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