Book Reviews

Blaa-therings

The long-awaited and much-anticipated new book from Cian Manning has hit the shelves for Christmas and it's a cracker. Cian is renowned for his fresh look at Waterford history, his unique style of writing, and his ability to extract the nuggets from the mire of times...

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Ringsend Sailing Trawlers – Book Review

Recently my good friend David Carroll made a gift to me of Cormac Lowth's newly published comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book - Ringsend Sailing Trawlers. With Some History of Boatbuilding in Ringsend. The book captures the maritime, fishing, and seafaring...

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When the Light Goes Out

I finally received my long-anticipated copy of Pete Goulding’s book on Irish lighthouse fatalities, and I can heartily recommend it to anyone with an interest in lighthouses, maritime heritage, or Irish history in general.  When the Light Goes Out, a clever title by...

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Words the Sea Gave Us

I recently spotted a new book online called Words The Sea Gave Us, by Grace Tierney.  Now as a maritime blogger I had an instant, professional, interest in the topic.  But I have to admit, apart from being a book hoarder and with a weakness of not being able to pass...

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Joe Walsh of Passage East

Catherine Foley, the author, has kindly submitted a second guest blog feature to the page.  It follows a hugely successful initial guest blog some months back, entitled Beyond the Breakwater which brought us back to the Passage East of her youth and Waterford city.  For this blog, Catherine remembers with a loving fondness her uncle, Joe Walsh.  

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Beyond the Breakwater

Catherine Foley is a proud Waterford woman who grew up initially in the city before moving to An Rinn in the Waterford Gaeltacht. Deena and I had known of her before, through her contributions to RTE Radio 1's Sunday Miscellany.  However it was her cousin, and a...

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