by andrew | Feb 23, 2018 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, River Lore
In recent weeks we’ve looked closely at the Waterford Steam Navigation Company and their river based service. The feedback has been very positive, many contacting me to remark on how vibrant and busy the rivers were, and how important they were for...
by andrew | Feb 16, 2018 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Maritime Wexford, River Lore
Last week we looked at the river services operated by the Waterford Steamship Company. This week I wanted to look at the work of one particular ship the Paddle Steamer Ida. The PS Ida was launched from the Neptune Iron Works on Friday 27th September 1867 and was...
by andrew | Feb 9, 2018 | River Lore, Waterford History, Waterford Ships
As a child in Cheekpoint I was told that in the past I could have travelled to Waterford by paddle steamer. Christy Doherty RIP, one of the old school fishermen related stories to me of the paddle steamers calling to Cheekpoint quay, picking up passengers and heading...
by andrew | Feb 2, 2018 | Dunmore East, Lifeboats, Rescues at sea, Shipwrecks, Waterford History, World War II
When the 42 man crew of the Dutch-owned SS Beemsterdijk departed Greenock for Cardiff in January 1941 none of them could have known that all but three would ever see their families again. Those three fortunate men who survived had the keen eyes of the men in the...
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