Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company
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The Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company provided shipping services between Dundalk
and Liverpool
from 1871 to 1926.
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 Steam Packet Company, part of the Coast Lines
group.
Services from Liverpool to Dundalk and Newry ceased in 1968.
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
and Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
from 1871 to 1926.
History
In 1871 the Dundalk Steam Packet CompanyDundalk Steam Packet Company
The Dundalk Steam Packet Company provided shipping services between Dundalk and Liverpool from 1837 to 1871.-History:The company was founded in 1837 by Neal Kelly....
amalgamated with the Newry Steam Packet Company to form the Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company
Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company
The Dundalk and Newry Steam Packet Company provided shipping services between Dundalk and Liverpool from 1871 to 1926.-History:In 1871 the Dundalk Steam Packet 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 Steam Packet Company, part of the Coast Lines
Coast Lines
-History:Powell, Bacon and Hough Lines Ltd was formed in 1913 in Liverpool. The name of Coast Lines Limited was adopted in 1917, when the company was purchased by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company at a cost of £800,000...
group.
Services from Liverpool to Dundalk and Newry ceased in 1968.