Iconic shipwreck to be reburied in sand at Rossbeigh

A 111-year-old shipwreck, displaced on the Kerry coast during winter storms, is to be reburied on a beach.

Ever since the Sunbeam ran aground at Rossbeigh, in 1903, its wooden skeleton has been a feature of the front beach. But, the wreck was torn from its embedded position in the sand by force of wind and wave and moved several hundred metres towards the dunes.

Connie Kelleher, from the underwater archaeological unit of the National Monuments Service, yesterday confirmed what remains of the vessel will be reburied.