1495 siege of Waterford

1495 siege of Waterford

by | Apr 19, 2019 | Shipwrecks, Waterford History

During an eleven day siege of Waterford in 1495, a river bombardment by the cities defenders on Reginalds Tower, successfully sunk two and repelled nine other ships in an eleven day siege.  A cannon from one of those sunken ships was discovered in Waterford in 1901,...
Titanic. Waterford & Wexford connections

Titanic. Waterford & Wexford connections

by | Apr 12, 2019 | Shipwrecks

Introduction The sinking of the RMS Titanic is a world renowned event.  I was reared on the story either from local storytelling or the movie “A Night to Remember”.  But it was only in recent years I even thought to research a local connection, when I came across a...
Vanquishing Cromwells flagship, the Great Lewis

Vanquishing Cromwells flagship, the Great Lewis

by | Apr 5, 2019 | Shipwrecks

On January 23rd 1645 one of the most surprising victories of any Irish action against the English was realised, when an Irish force managed to sink the flagship of the English parliamentary navy at Duncannon Co. Wexford.  The ship was the Great Lewis and she lies to...
Great Western weathers the storm

Great Western weathers the storm

by | Mar 29, 2019 | Waterford History, Waterford Ships

A few weeks back I published a story of the Great Western and what it meant in the Waterford area.  Each story that I publish generally gets a response, an email or two, comments on the blog, facebook comments and messages.  But the story of the Great Western really...