500th Blog Post – a Project milestone

500th Blog Post – a Project milestone

by | Dec 1, 2025 | Project Updates

November 28 2025 marked a significant milestone for Tides & Tales Maritime Community Project with our 500th blog post. The project started out in May 2014 as a voluntary initiative to respond to the loss of the maritime/fishing traditions in Cheekpoint, Co...
Shapinsay sinking Nov 1967

Shapinsay sinking Nov 1967

by | Nov 28, 2025 | Maritime Wexford, Shipwrecks

The MV Shapinsay was a converted fishing trawler that came to grief on the Hook Peninsula in November 1967. Miraculously, no one aboard died, thanks in part to the bravery of her master, but also the sharp eyes of the lightkeepers of Hook Head Lighthouse. In early...
Stephen Whitty Sails to War

Stephen Whitty Sails to War

by | Sep 26, 2025 | Passage East, Royal Navy, World War II

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...