Vessels
Dublin Bay’s Hobblers
Dublin Bay’s hobblers recalled at Dun Laoghaire ceremony
From the 2002/2003 edition of Inis na MaraMore than seven decades aft...
The Wreck of the Bolivar
The Wreck of the Bolivar
by
Cormac F Lowth
Eternal Father strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave
Who bid’st the mighty ...
Where are the Barges now?
Tim Magennis, author of this article
Last river trip brought tears
Midsummer’s Day 1961 saw the last commercial passage of a Guinn...
History of the MII
History of the Maritime Institute of IrelandINSTITUTE FOUNDED AT CRITICAL
TIME IN IRELAND’S HISTORY
The Maritime ...
Ships
Some historical articles on Ships
Close Encounter with U-Boat
Ireland’s Close Encounter with German U-Boat
By Denis Martin FTU
At 4pm on the afternoon of Wednesday the 4th October 1939 t...
American Navy
IRISHMEN IN U.S. AND MARITIME HISTORY REMEMBERED
Two Irishmen in American Maritime History were remembered in separate ceremonies in th...
HM Submarine A5, lost Cork 1905
(Forgotten Submariners)
Early in 1999, Chief Petty Officer Owen O'Keeffe of the Irish Naval Service was visiting Old Church Ce...
James Magennis, V.C.
Belfast pays tribute to James Magennis, V.C.
The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Robert Stoker, unveiled a memorial in the gro...
Spanish Navy
Seamen of Irish Birth and Descent in the Spanish Navy in North Africa.
Years ago the Institute's research department made a thor...