Concerns have been raised over vessels arriving from foreign ports with potential plague infections, as they bypassed essential health examinations in Scattery roads before reaching Limerick. This oversight was attributed to the pilots’ lack of familiarity with water regulations under the board’s jurisdiction. To rectify this, the Customhouse authorities are urging all vessels meeting the following criteria to halt at Scattery roads for official and potentially medical assessments: (1) vessels suspected of carrying diseases like cholera, yellow fever, or plague, and (2) vessels that departed from, or visited, areas affected by these diseases. Pilots are now required to ascertain these conditions from the vessel’s water, and if the ship falls under the category of “infected” or originated from an “infected place” as defined by the Local Government Board, the appropriate flag will be raised, and the vessel will be directed to Scattery Roads for necessary health inquiries conducted by coast guard officers stationed at Cappa station.

Limerick Echo – Tuesday 13 February 1906