Maritime History
The Argentine Republic Emigration Scheme
Peter Mulvany
On Friday 25th January 1889, the SS DRESDEN left the Deepwater Quay, Queenstown / Cobh, bound for Buenos Aires, wi...
Baily Optic
This working Optic is the light from Baily lighthouse in Howth, North Dublin. It was installed in 1902 and removed in 1972 when the lig...
The Warship Figureheads of Portsmouth
The Warship Figureheads of Portsmouth
By David Pulvertaft, Illustrated by Kevin Dean
Figureheads are a specialised but intriguing...
LOP 6 Howth Head
LOP 6 Howth Head
The Coastwatching Service in Howth, Co. Dublin: LOP 6, the Summit, Howth
Michael Kennedy (difp at iol.ie)
I: In...
The sinking of Arandora Star
‘Drowned like rats’
The torpedoing of Arandora Star off the Donegal Coast, 2 July 1940
Michael Kennedy (difp at iol.ie)
This paper is...
Arklow Shipping
Arklow Shipping -A Group Fleet History
Pat SweeneyAuthor: W.J. Harvey, ISBN: 1 902 953 150, Publisher: Bernard McCall, 2004
Th...
Ireland’s WWII Sea Losses
NEUTRAL IRELAND’S SEA LOSSES HEAVY IN SECOND WORLD WAR
16 Ships Lost in Unprovoked Actions
In the years following 1922, Ireland, unli...
Capt Robert Halpin
Born in Wicklow on the 17th February 1836, son of James Halpin, innkeeper of Wicklow Bridge House. (Now known as Bridge Tavern) He was...
RMS Leinster, over 500 died
An exhibit illustrating this event will, on occasion, be displayed in the Museum
The date is 10th October 1918. The place is Kingstown ...
Remember: Naomh Garbhan with 3
Fishing Boat - NAOMH GARBHAN
sorry, no illustration
MII - Fishing Boat - NAOMH GARBHAN
Mined and sunk of Waterford coast, 2nd May 19...