Local donations had contributed to the construction of a boathouse, and annual subscriptions had been promised towards the upkeep of the station.

Both old and new lifeboats, and carriages, were transported between London and Waterford free of charge by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company.

[4] On Thursday, 14th February, 1895, the RNLI committee of management read the report on the visit to stations by the deputy Chief Inspector of Lifeboats.

[1] In a south-east gale on 26 December 1860, the brigantine Diana of Frederikshavn, on passage from Bordeaux to Belfast with a cargo of wheat and brandy, struck a reef in Ardmore Bay.

The Ardmore lifeboat was launched, with one vacant seat being filled by local gentleman John S. Roderick.