Dublin Port Diving Bell by Cormac F. Lowth This article was first published in The International Journal of Diving History, Volume 3, Number 1, July 2010 In the nineteenth century, several factors combined, which both facilitated and necessitated the expansion of the Port of Dublin. The seaward approaches to Dublin Port have always been hazardous…
Diving on the Lusitania Diving on the Lusitania from Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast volume 2 ISBN 0 9523027 2 1 by permission of the author Edward Bourke The Lusitania is probably the most discussed of all shipwrecks in Irish waters. The incident was the worst maritime disaster in the vicinity of Ireland and some…
The East India Company at Dundaniel Paddy O’Sullivan. PREFACE In attempting to give an account of the East India Company at Dundaniel and especially their iron works, it has been necessary, in the absence of information, to study other Irish and English iron smelters for the same period and then try to reconstruct what must have taken…
Ireland’s Mercantile Marine during the Second World War An earlier version of this article was donated to Wikipedia The Irish Mercantile Marine (note25) during World War II continued essential overseas trade during the conflict, a period referred to as “The Long Watch” by Irish mariners. (1) Irish merchant shipping ensured that vital imports continued to arrive and exports,…
Dublin Shipyards Irish Shipbuilding Three tables accompany this article: List of Ships built in Dublin Shipbuilders in Dublin Maritime trades in Dublin 1761 Maps were extracted from the Rocque map of 1756 available from the Harvard Geospatial Library Shipbuilders in Dublin Miscellaneous Dublin yards While the main shipbuilding in Dublin Involved the Liffey yard, later…
THE MAN OF WAR HEAD A Mystery Solved. By Cormac F. Lowth Man Of War in North County Dublin could be better described as a hamlet rather than a village. It consists today of a crossroads with a few houses and a pub, appropriately named the Man Of War Inn. The ruined remains of an…
The Flanders Flotilla and U-Boat Alley The repeated claims that America declared against Germany during WW1 because her citizens and ships had been attacked by German U-boats is not accurate. Though the U-boats were restrained as a result of American diplomatic protests, America did not enter the war at that time and when they did,…
Salvage Tradition, Law and Lore from Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast volume 2 Edward J Bourke Early Times The fury with which primitive communities descended upon a stricken vessel can only be regarded with a sense of awe. Tales abound of the ferocity of wreckers and their cruel deeds. Many tales are related which must…
Tayleur fund for the succour of shipwrecked strangers Edward J Bourke The sailing ship Tayleur was wrecked in January 1854 at Lambay with the loss of 220 of the 670 aboard. A fund was established in both Liverpool and Dublin to assist the victims. The fund was chaired by Lord Talbot de Malahide and prominent among the…
The Guinness Fleets of Boats, ships and yachts Edward J Bourke The Guinness brewing concern had substantial maritime resources to support distribution of the famous beer. In addition the family spent a lot of their leisure on a range of fabulous pleasure craft. Initially the reach of the brewing concern expanded from 1790 thanks…
