I’ve mentioned more than once how one of the highlights of Halloween growing up in Cheekpoint in the 1970s was my father’s ghost stories. One I remember concerns an incident that befell one of his drinking buddies. Martin, RIP, well known to all in the...
For this month’s blog, I want to share something very special. It’s an edited transcript of a recording made by the late Stephen Whitty of Passage East, who served in the Royal Navy in WWII and Korean War, rising to the rank of Petty Officer. Stephen later...
Irish Merchant Ships and Shipowners: An Outline History of Powered Ships from the Beginning of Steam Navigation. The Irish Mercantile Marine 1815 – 2015 was recently published (2025) and is the incredible lifetime’s work of Terry Conlon. He is to be admired,...
The Wartime Irish Marine Service: The first-hand experiences of broadcaster Norris Davidson was published in 2023. I can heartily recommend it to anyone with an interest in Irish history, the Emergency era or the sea. Daire Brunicardi wrote the foreword to this, which...
The project had a very busy Heritage Week a report of which is now on our site. One event that was missed however, was the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at the Fishermen’s Hall, Dumore East. The building has a long association with the village and is woven into the...
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