Rory, hope this is of interest ---- ---- BALLYEDWARD -- Built by J.Pollock Sons & Co. Ltd Faversham and launched Feb. 1950 as GOLDLYNX for E.J.Goldsmith,London. (Laid down as aircraft transport SEA GLADIATOR for the Admiralty) 1951 - Sold to Springwell Shipping Co. Ltd; London and renamed SPRINGWOOD. 1953 - Sold to Leadenhall Shipping Co. Ltd; London and renamed LEAFOAM. Later in 1953 - Sold to J. Kelly,Belfast and remnamed BALLYEDWARD. She became their first motorship.. 1970 - Sold to Zodiac Shipping Co. Ltd; Newry, Co. Down for £22,500 and renamed LADY HYACINTH.Company suffered many problems trading her and in - 1973 - Sold by public auction at Rouen to European Ferries Ltd; Dublin and renamed GOLDEN TRADER, registred - Manchester. 1973 - Owners restyled - Commercial Ferries Ltd. 1974 - Scrapped Gilon, Spain. Official no. - 183177, 552gt; 180' x 30'. 1'' x 10'.9'', 480bhp, 9 knots, motor vessel MAY - Built Ailsa,Ayr in 1927 for Sir Samuel Kelly,C.B.E. Station Rd; Belfast. Delivered to the Company in Jan. 1928. 1952 - renamed BALLYARDS. 1955 - Scrapped Port Glasgow. She had been reqisitioned by the Goverment for five years during the war an used as a cable ship at Scapa Flow. Official no.148154, 257gt, single hatch steamer, 34hp, 124'.6'' x 22'.1'' x 9' There was in fact an earlier MAY, but she only spent a few months in Kelly. ownership. Bought from the explosives firm of Kynoch, Arklow Ltd; with three other vessels they were sold for a quick profit to Samuel B. Stevenson, Derry in 1919 BALLYMORE - - Built by Goole S.B. and R. Co.Ltd; as the BEEDING for Stephenson Clarke Ltd; London. 1970 - Sold to J.Kelly Ltd; Belfast and renamed BALLYMORE. 1975 - Sold to Champion Shipping Co; Limassol and renamed BALTICA. 1976 - Sold to Caliber Marine Co; Cyprus. 17th Jan. 1977 - Abandoned after striking a submerged object, Speza to Barcelona. In tow, beached Porquerolles Is. Refloated, towed to Marseilles. 1978 - Scrappd La Seyne. Official no.184300, 1277gt, 224' x 34'.7'' x 14'.6'', 980bhp, 11 knots. gdynia, -- The Youghal & Blackwater Tourist Steamship Co. Ltd; were a company who ran excusion paddle-steamers between Youghal, Co. Cork and Cappoquin,Co. Waterford on the River Blackwater in the early 1900's. All the best, Charley.