Dundalk Steam Packet Company Explained

Dundalk Steam Packet Company
Fate:Taken over
Successor:Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company
Foundation:1837
Founder:Neal Kelly
Defunct:1871
Location City:Dundalk
Area Served:Dundalk, Liverpool
Industry:Shipping

The Dundalk Steam Packet Company provided shipping services between Dundalk and Liverpool from 1837 to 1871.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1837 by Neal Kelly.

In 1871 the company amalgamated with the Newry Steam Packet Company to form the Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company. This survived until 1926 when it was taken over by the British and Irish Steamship Company.

Services from Liverpool to Dundalk and Newry ceased in 1968.

Notes and References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth and Langmuir, 1968