Irish Naval Service – growing to maturity
The main function of the Irish Naval Service is still prevention of illegal fishing in Irish territorial waters, but other important wo...
26
Mar
Maritime History
26
Mar
Irish Naval Service – The Birth
From 1924 to 1938 there was little official interest in maritime affairs in this country. The ports were controlled by Britain, and the...
23
Mar
Mariners’ Church – History
The Mariners' Church - History
The Reverend Canon Victor G. StaceyThe building of Dun Laoghaire Harbour in 1820's and the opening of t...
07
Mar
James Doyle’s Tayleur Medal
This rare Tayleur medal was awarded to James Doyle for his part in the Enota rescue on 4 November 1869 in Kingstown Harbour. He w...
22
Feb
Dublin Shipyards
Irish Shipbuilding
Miscellaneous Dublin yards
While the main shipbuilding in Dublin Involved the Liffey yard, later Vickers, and Ross ...
19
Feb
G2, the Coastwatching Service and the Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-41
G2, the Coastwatching Service and the Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-41
Michael Kennedy (difp at iol.ie)
A PDF version of this article i...
15
Jan
Kish
A Riddle of Sand
(This article was originally published in January 2012)
It is often said that there is too much ‘rubbish’ informati...
12
Jan
John Richardson Wigham
John Richardson Wigham(15 January 1829 – 16 November 1906) was a lighthouse engineer. He was a great inventor and successful busin...
10
Jan
Simon Bolivar
DUNLEARY AND SIMON BOLIVAR
In Ireland in1819, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, there was an abundance of trained soldiers, w...
09
Jan
John Delap
Irish Seamen
John Delap
Apparently born in Kerry most of what we know about Delap comes from Royal Navy and Russian navy records.
In S...