Mystery of 'Butter Boat' shipwreck that left 20 dead finally solved after 250 years
dailystar.co.ukThe Mirror.. But the County Sligo landmark – which was initially thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century has now been identified.Thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland's National Monuments Service, the original theory has been ruled out and the tragic identity of the ship has now been uncovered.Samples from timbers off the shipwreck place the construction of the vessel firmly in the first half of the 18th century, some time after 1712.They also indicated the timber was probably sourced from the English Midlands, possibly Yorkshire.Further research into 18th century historical accounts led to the vessel being identified as the Greyhound, a coastal trading ship out of Whitby port in Yorkshire.
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