Pilot Boat Master

Pilot Boat Master

by | Feb 28, 2025 | Dunmore East, Pilots, Waterford Seafarers

Like every port in Ireland and beyond – there are rules.  Many of these are standard, but others are unique and specific to a given port, primarily due to its geographic location. Waterford had many such specific rules and one category was for the Pilot Boat...
Shipwrecks off the Waterford Coast 1914-1918

Shipwrecks off the Waterford Coast 1914-1918

by | Feb 8, 2025 | Shipwrecks, World War I

There has been a long history of shipwrecks off the Waterford coast. During the First World War and the battle for control of the seas between the German and British navies, many ships were sunk along the coast of Waterford in the period 1914-1918. The addition of the...
Captain Jim Murphy turns 80

Captain Jim Murphy turns 80

by | Feb 5, 2025 | Waterford Seafarers

Jim Murphy – the Early Years Jim Murphy was born on the 6th of February 1945. Born to a maritime family, in a maritime community, it’s perhaps not surprising that he chose the sea for a career. Settling in Liverpool in the mid-1960s he steadily rose...
Pat Murphy Cheekpoint

Pat Murphy Cheekpoint

by | Jan 30, 2025 | Cheekpoint memories

Pat Murphy, Cheekpoint, has died aged 87. He passed away on Friday January 3 2025. I don’t normally record such events on the blog, but in Pat’s case, I had to. You see Pat was a character who played a major role in my work.  Pat was a community activist...