The Tayleur
South of the Nose of Lambay in the first bay below the falling rocks, about 40m out, is the “Tayleur”. Wrecked in 1854 with a loss of over 400 lives she was a three decked, three masted sailing ship. One of the first iron vessels she was wrecked on her way to Australia, it is said, because of compass error. Lying in 15–18m, protected by the bay and with little tidal movement it can get silted up very quickly.
The “Tayleur” is a protected wreck, being over one hundred years old, and a licence must be obtained from the Office of Public Works, National Monuments Branch, 51 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, before diving on her.