[2] In 1899, with the number of calls on the lifeboat in decline, due to fewer sailing vessels being at the mercy of the weather, it was decided to close one of the two Drogheda lifeboat stations located on the River Boyne estuary.

[3] The first service for the lifeboat would come on 24 January 1900, when 6 men and the fishing boat Irish Girl were saved.

The lifeboat would then not be required again until 1914, when 4 men were rescued from the fishing boat Cecilia of Balbriggan.

She would be the first female to hold this role in the RNLI, and carried out her duties for the next 20 years, until her retirement in December 1981.

[3] In 1993, the Mersey-class All-Weather lifeboat (ALB), 12-31 Doris Bleasdale (ON 1190) was assigned to Clogherhead, and the boathouse was rebuilt to accommodate the new boat and tractor.