[1][2] The boat soon fell into disrepair so an attempt was made to establish a local committee to manage it, although it proved difficult to find people who would join.

Another brigantine, the Exile, got into trouble on 22 October 1856 but the crew of 6 were saved although Coastguard John Barrett died soon afterward.

For both these rescues Dennis Donovan was awarded RNLI silver medals, and for the second they were also given to Henry Smith, John Ahern, Donanld Gray, Daniel Regan and William Cox.

[10] The Augusta Maurice, a French trawler with 10 crew, needed the services of the Kilmore lifeboat on 19 December 1957 during a gale that was gusting up to Force 10.

Coxswain Mark Bates led the rescue and was awarded a silver medal and a gift from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's 'James Michael Bower Endowment Fund'.

[11] John Devereux, now the Coxswain, was awarded a 'Framed Letter of Thanks' for his skill, judgement and seamanship while undertaking a six-hour tow of the Golden Cross, an historic tug which broke down on 21 December 1999.

The Tamar-class lifeboat at Kilmore Quay has a range of 250 nmi (460 km) and top speed of 50 kn (93 km/h).