by andrew | Apr 13, 2018 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, Royal Navy, Shipwrecks, World War I
There was plenty of drama along the Irish coast in the First World War, some of which was directly played out in the harbour, whilst others eventually washed up, or in this case was towed into, the harbour. One such story is of the SS Hermione, a saga that continued...
by andrew | Feb 12, 2016 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, World War I
Last week we looked at the story of the sinking of UC-44 in Dunmore East in August of 1917. This week I wanted to complete the account with a look at what subsequently occurred to the salvaged sub and her crew. The U-boat was thoroughly examined and the design and...
by andrew | Feb 5, 2016 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, River Lore, Royal Navy, Waterford History, World War I
I was a youngster when I first heard the tale of UC-44, a German U-Boat that sunk when she struck her own mine and was salvaged and brought back to Dunmore East. There her design and fighting capabilities yielded invaluable information to tackling the U-Boat threat....
by andrew | Jan 21, 2016 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Maritime Wexford, River Lore, Royal Navy, Waterford History, Waterford Ships, World War I, World War II
Two weeks ago we looked at the mine incident that closed the Barrow Bridge in 1946. It was a floating mine, the origins of which was not identified, but it had been in the water for some time. It might conceivably have dated to WWI. At the time the mouth of the...
by andrew | Jan 8, 2016 | Built Heritage, Irelands Maritime Heritage, World War I, World War II
The Barrow Bridge was officially opened in 1906 to connect Waterford’s train station, and thus the SW of Ireland, to the newly developed port at Rosslare. I’ve written before about the initial planning and concern about crossing the River Barrow which...
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