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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...
Freighting the Suir: Clonmel to Carrick 1906
In 1906 the River Suir was vibrant if weakening commercial thoroughfare transporting goods up and down from Clonmel to the sea on a daily basis, just like our motorways today. The boats used were flat-bottomed lighters (also called yawls above Carrick and barges) and...
Broken down Container Ship towed into Waterford Harbour
The Cyprian container vessel CT Rotterdam (Ex BG Rotterdam I believe) encountered engine problems whilst off the Tuskar Rock on the southeast coast of Wexford yesterday afternoon (October 19th). The vessel had been en route to Port of Rotterdam, having...
Attack of the Monmouth Coast 1941
On the 12th of November 1941 the British cargo ship Monmouth Coast (1928) was sailing 2 miles southwest of Hook Head, Wexford when it was attacked by 2 German aircraft. The vessel sustained slight damaged & one crew member was killed. According to the RNLI records...
SS Ardmore Nov 1940
On the 11th of November 1940 the SS Ardmore (1921) left Cork bound for Fishguard, Wales carrying a cargo of cattle and pigs. However, she never arrived. Just 3 miles south of the Saltee islands, Wexford, the ship hit a sea mine. It quickly sank and all 24 crew on...
The river placename Pill – a context
I grew up with the placename Pill. And I suppose as is often the case, something so familiar goes without questioning. It was as much part of my vocabulary as Bight, Tailstone, Stroke, Taught, Backlash, Scooneen, Slob, and so on. Over time I came to...