A ceremony is being held in Dublin to commemorate the lives of the 400 people who died in one of the worst maritime tragedies in Irish history.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is holding the ceremony to remember those who died when the ships the Prince of Walesand the Rochdaleran aground on November 19th 1807 on the south coast of Dublin Bay.
The cathaoirleach of the council Dennis O'Callaghan will unveil a plaque and cast a wreath out to sea to commemorate the lives of the victims two hundred years after the tragedy.
"The council is proud to commemorate the lives of these 400 victims who died so tragically at sea two hundred years ago and we hope this commemoration will bring their stories to life again so that we never forget and are always aware of what tragedies can happen at sea," Mr O'Callaghan.
"I am also very pleased that the county council staff have been able to track down some of the people whose ancestors were victims of this tragedy."
Many of the victims are buried locally in Carrickbrennan and Merrion graveyards.
Mr O'Callaghan said many of those who died are believed to have been from Co Mayo and Co Cork.
"Three quarters of those on board the Prince of Wales were militia men on their way to join the 18th Foot Regiment to help England in her fight against Napoleon," said Tim Carey, heritage officer with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
According to the council, the untimely death of so many men helped spur on the construction of Dún Laoghaire harbour in 1815 which would result in many future maritime accidents being avoided.