Some Articles of Maritime History

Remember: Cymric and 11 crew

SCHOONER CYMRIC Bergin, Philip, Wexford Brennan, James, Wexford Cassedy, Christopher, Athboy, Co. Meath Crosbie, James, Wexford Furlong, Kevin, Wexford Kieran,

Remember: Kerry Head, 12 crew

S.S. KERRY HEAD Begley, Thomas, Limerick Naughton, George, Limerick Byrne, Dick, Wicklow Naughton, James, Limerick Davidson, William, Carrickfergus Nicholl, George,

City of Waterford, convoy OG74

S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD Aplin, Thomas E., Dublin Furlong, George, Wexford Naylor, Samuel, Bray, Co. Wicklow

Remember: Ardmore with 24 crew

SS Ardmore MII – S.S. ARDMORE Barry, Frank,  Passage West, Co. Cork Hare, Thomas Edwin, Dublin O’Regan, James, Cork Bruland,

Remember: City of Bremen

SS City of Bremen At 6pm on 2 June 1940, The City of Bremen (Saorstait and Continental Lines) was transporting

Remember – Luimneach

S.S. LUIMNEACH Able Seaman M Carrol died later of pneumonia On 4 Sep, 1940, the unescorted and neutral Luimneach (Master

Remember – Kyleclare and 18 crew

S.S. KYLECLARE Barry, Edward, Wexford Morgan, John,  Dublin Brannock, Patrick, Dublin Mooney, Daniel, Dublin Brady, Thomas, Galway O’Brien, L., Dublin

Sermon

Irish Flagged Ships lost during World War II Sermon delivered in November 2003 by Robert C. Reed, Canon Precentor, St

Remember: Irish Pine and 33 crew

Read the wikipedia article Bent, Patrick, Wexford Dooley, Maurice, Limerick O’Connor, Joseph, Dublin Cashin, Kevin, Dublin Duffy, Joseph, Dublin O’Donoghue,

Remember: ILV Isolda, 6 lost

Sunk by aircraft off Waterford coast, 19th December 1940 Dunne, P.,12 Sallynoggin Villa, Dun Laoghaire, aged 45. Farrell, W., Seaman;

Remember – Munster

Mined and sunk in the Irish Sea – 2nd February 1940 five wounded, one died later The first Irish ship

Renovations

Building on the Past for the Future   Now that the Museum in the Former Mariners’ Church is open again,

Neary Library

The Neary Library is only for members. The library is closed [summarize]

Shipping in Dublin Port

Shipping in Dublin Port 1939-1945 by Walter Kennedy 160 Pages HardBack £15 Sterling. The Petland Press, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.

John P. Holland

John P. Holland 1841 – 1914 Inventor of the Modern Submarine by Dr Richard Knowles Morris Paper 241 Pages $16.95

Lifeboats in Dublin Bay

Lifeboats in Dublin Bay by John de Courcy Ireland. RNLI Dun Laoghaire, ISBN 0 9533540 0 8. This fine book

Ballycotton Lifeboats

Ballycotton Lifeboats byNicholas Leech and Brendan O’Driscoll Ballycotton Lifeboats The history of Ballycotton Lifeboat Station Co. Cork was launched by

Irish Air Corps

Irish Air Corps by Joe Maxwell & Patrick J Cummins Published by Max Decals Publications, 2009, ISBN 978 09562624 0 0

Remembering the war dead

Remembering the war dead by Fergus D’Arcy Published by OPW Dublin 2007 ISBN 07557 7589 9 This large format volume sets

Troubled Waters

  Troubled waters Published by Nonesuch, Dublin, 2008. €16.99 This account of some well known shipwrecks on the Irish sea from

Secret Victory

Secret Victory – Ireland and the war at sea 1914-1918 by Liam Nolan & John E Nolan Mercier Press, 2009, ISBN

John McGregor Skinner

The Life and times of John McGregor Skinner  by Peter Scott Roberts Published by Portyfelin Heritage and Literary Group, 2006 €40