World Ship Society Lunch

World Ship Society Lunch
Cobh Branch, Ireland.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
MV Cill Airne
Thursday 17 May 2012
North Wall Quay, Dublin
Lunch onboard 12:30 for 1pm €25

Guest Speaker Donal Burke, former Head of NMCI

Spaces limited so early booking advisable

M/V CILL AIRNE was the second last vessel built by the Liffey Dockyard Ltd., from their Alexandra Basin yard in Dublin in 1962, launched on 2^nd. February and trials 2^nd May for the then Cork Harbour Commissioners. One of two passenger tenders for use in lower Cork Harbour servicing trans Atlantic liners calling at Cobh. After only a few years in use the liners ceased calling and the two ships became surplus. The CILL AIRNE was acquired by the Nautical Department of the Cork Institute of Technoligy at Bishopstown for nautical and engineering training.

Copies of the book Liffey Ships by Pat Sweeney, which tells the story of iron and steel shipbuilding in Dublin between 1864 and 1969 will be available to buy.

Please confirm your attendance, before 11^th May 2012, by contacting any of the following in Cork:

• Oliver Hawes, 087-7994804, oliver dot hawes at gmail dot com
• Vincent McMahon, 087-2471527mcmahonvincent at eircom dot net
• Donal Burke, 087-6381595, donal dot burke at cit dotie

or, if in Dublin, contact:

• PAT SWEENEY 01-2888211 and confirm to psweeney dot mii at gmail dot com.