This is a list of resources which might of of use or interest to researchers into Irish Maritime History
It is a “work-in-progress”. Additions and amendments are welcome.
Some blogs and sites with interesting articles and stories:
Archives, a partial list, there other archives elsewhere on this page
Broadcast
Print Resources
Libraries
On-line Resources for Research
Wikipedia, take care if you rely on Wikipedia. It is, a great source of information which can be quoted, as well as many images. We have supported it through the “Irish Maritime Wiki Project” and encourage you to do likewise.
Lloyd’s Register, a necessity for research. The Dún Laoghaire museum claims the most complete set. The register is also available in the Liverpool Maritime Museum and the Ulster folk and transport museum Cultra. Lloyd's Register is being made available, on-line, by Google Books and the Open Library: Annals of Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s Register by year
Organisations (partial list)
Lifeboats, (not an inclusive list)
Ports and Harbours, again, this is not an inclusive list
Photographs, do respect copyright
Shipwrecks:
WW2
By Location
By ship type
Live Marine Traffic
I thought that this site was lost: http://www.mightyseas.com
Some blogs and sites with interesting articles and stories:
- ouzelgalley.eu Roy Stokes
- Nautical Log CAPT. the Count D. Peter Boucher, Kt.SMOM, Dip. LA, MM (Ret.)
- Irish waterways history
- Stories: http://seashockers.com/ The Scribbling Mariners A collection of watery stories, memoirs and tall tales of the sea!
- Wiki: http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/Main_Page
Archives, a partial list, there other archives elsewhere on this page
- Irish Archives Resource provide a portal to other collections, they are funded by the Heritage Council
- National Archives are justly regarded as a 'first port of call' when researching the past. They have:
- The general census of population for 1901 and 1911 (and some earlier)
- Of particular maritime interest, they host the: Records of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1860 - 1921. This database can be searched with the name of a ship or by the name of a member of a ships' crew.
- Military Archives
- Military Archives have a lot of material, but little would be regarded as “maritime” http://www.militaryarchives.ie/collections/online-collections
- Bureau of Military History 1913-1921
- In France: Service historique de la Marine chateau de Vincennes near Paris for material relating to expeditions to Ireland.
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Prior to the Revolution material is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France E.g Jacobite material
Broadcast
- Seascapes, a weekly program on RTE Radio One presented by Marcus Connaughton, if you miss the radio broadcast, you can listen to the podcast.
- This Island Nation, a fortnightly program on local radio stations, presented by Tom MacSweeney, On facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/THISISLANDNATION
Print Resources
- History Ireland: this magazine, issued every two months, is a near necessity for research into any aspect of Irish History. It covers all Irish History, not just Maritime. Includes access to the Irish section of Jstor.
- Archaeology Ireland, a quarterly magazine from the same publisher, is of occasional interest.
- In Shore Ireland: another magazine issued six times a year, is concerned with all Irish Maritime issues, not just historical. It mainly addresses current issues. There is some historical coverage
- Afloat is a magazine “by water sports enthusiasts, for watersports enthusiasts". Little or no coverage of history.
- Marine Times, a monthly newspaper, "the Voice of Ireland's Fishing Industry and Maritime Community". Little or no coverage of history.
- The Irish Sword is published twice a year by the Military History Society of Ireland
- Irish Historical Studies is, also, published twice a year. Their on-line Irish History Online is useful for searching for articles is other print journals.
Libraries
- The Royal Irish Academy Library is recommended.
- The Maritime Institute of Ireland have recently (September 2013) reopened their archive and library in their museum. Good for genealogical advice.
- The various university libraries might be of interest, if you are a graduate you will get readers ticket, See UCD and TCD; although some are now charging graduates for library access.
- Your local public library will usually help and advise. Some provide access to on-line resources, which would otherwise cost, such as:
- Ask about Ireland, which includes Griffiths Valuation, there is a wealth of Irish Historical material on this site, visit their reading room
- Dictionary of Irish Biography
- RIAN, the Irish word for path, is your route to Open Access Irish research publications. Rian accesses NUI Galway, UCD, DCU, UCC, NUI Maynooth, University of Limerick, TCD, Mary Immaculate College, and HEA.
- JStor “Scholarly journals, primary sources, and now books!” (your subscription to History Ireland will include access the the Irish older publications)
- Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
- Irish History Online
- In addition to its library, mentioned above, The Royal Irish Academy have on-line resources
- As other academic libraries have, such as Trinity
- Some, such as the Marine Institute, lack historical entries.
- Your public library can also provide newspaper archives.
- The heritage officer of your county council, might be available to advise.
- Other on-line resources exist, such as Athens, Safari, Books-24-7, if you are aware of an easy (cheap) way to access them, please let us know.
- Finally, don’t forget free (out of copyright) book services from Gutenberg, the Open Library and Google.
On-line Resources for Research
- CELT, the Corpus of Electronic Texts, The Free Digital Humanities Resource for Irish history, literature and politics.
- History Journal.ie
Wikipedia, take care if you rely on Wikipedia. It is, a great source of information which can be quoted, as well as many images. We have supported it through the “Irish Maritime Wiki Project” and encourage you to do likewise.
Lloyd’s Register, a necessity for research. The Dún Laoghaire museum claims the most complete set. The register is also available in the Liverpool Maritime Museum and the Ulster folk and transport museum Cultra. Lloyd's Register is being made available, on-line, by Google Books and the Open Library: Annals of Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s Register by year
1800 | 1801 | 1802 | 1803 | 1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | 1808 | 1809 |
1810 | 1811 | 1812 | - | - | 1815 | - | - | 1818 | 1819 |
???? | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |
1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 |
1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 |
1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 |
1870 | |1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - | 1883 | - | - | - | - | - | 1889 |
- | - | - | 1893 | 1894 | - | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
- Plimsoll Ship Data (Lloyd’s Register from 1930=1945) http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/
- Additionally there is Lloyds List – a twice weekly newspaper
- Separately there is Lloyds register of shipping 1780 - date
- http://www.shipindex.org/ 142,804 entries in the free database and 2,784,640 entries available with premium access
- Mystic Seaport Collections and Research Department: Online Resources: http://library.mysticseaport.org/
- Lloyds' Registry of American and Foreign Shipping (1859, 1861-83): http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/ShipRegisterList.cfm plus info on crews, immigration, whaling
Organisations (partial list)
- The Maritime Institute of Ireland, a voluntary organisation, was set up in 1940 to address all matters maritime. Best known for the museum in Dún Laoghaire, in Mariners’ Church.
- The Marine Institute, a professional state-funded organisation, was set-up in 1991, to address all matters maritime. With an excellent education section.
- Irish Naval Servcice
- Commissioners of Irish Lights
- Maps and Charts. InfoMar is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute and is the successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey. Do view the "real map of Ireland", (and compare it with the Icelandic claim).
Lifeboats, (not an inclusive list)
Ports and Harbours, again, this is not an inclusive list
Photographs, do respect copyright
- The National Library of Ireland have placed a large number of old photographs, most with “no known copyright restrictions” on Flickr: see: National Library Ireland and Welcome The National Library of Ireland to the Commons!
- Alan Martin has Photographs of Dublin Docks 1940 -1990 here
- Irish Photo Archive Irish ships in the 1950s
- http://www.trawlerphotos.co.uk/ there are more than trawlers here, two Irish heritage boats http://www.trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=63404 (Naomh Eanna & Mary Stanford)
- Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery http://website.lineone.net/~tom_lee/
- http://www.shipphotos.co.uk/
- http://www.shipfoto.co.uk/
- http://www.ship-gallery.de/
- http://www.shipspotting.com/ 1,559,181 photos online
- http://www.ivanegeriis.dk/ Ivan´s Ship-Photo
- http://www.fpmml.org.au/ Paul McGuire Maritime Library (Australlia)
- http://www.capeports.co.za/photoarchive.html Current and historic ship photos of the ships which called at Capetown
- http://www.ivanegeriis.dk/ Ivan´s Ship-Photo
- http://www.fpmml.org.au/ Paul McGuire Maritime Library (Australlia)
- http://www.worldshipsociety.org/426401/index.html World Ship Society - Photo Library
- http://www.photoship.co.uk/
- OCLC WorldCat 2,000,000,000 holdings graphic. http://www.oclc.org/worldcat.en.html
Shipwrecks:
- Mick O’Rourke’s Irish Shipwrecks Database http://www.irishshipwrecks.com/
- Irish Wrecks On-line: a guide for divers http://www.irishwrecksonline.net
- Alan Jones & Richard Larn: Shipwrecks UK http://www.shipwrecks.uk.com
- http://www.divernetxtra.com go to their “wrecks” tab, world-wide
- world-wide: http://www.shipwrecklog.com
- http://www.wrecksite.eu/
- http://www.corkshipwrecks.net/ aka http://www.iol.ie/~mkeniry/
- http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/ a log of maritime accidents around the world
WW2
By Location
- http://worldshipsociety.org/
- http://www.irishships.com/
- http://tonybrennan.freeservers.com/ Around the Port of Dublin: Tony Brennan
- http://www.irishseashipping.com/ Aiden McCabe, this site vanished and returned. Good photographs
- http://www.shipsofmann.org.uk/ Isle of Mann
- http://www.wicklowmaritime.com/ tommy dover
- http://www.galwayships.com/
- http://jimrothwell.zenfolio.com/ Severn Shipping: Jim Rothwell
- http://www.shipsofthemersey.me.uk/ Mersey, Liverpool
- http://www.scottishmaritiemmuseum.org society for nautical research which you might find useful
By ship type
- Merchant Ship History: Rolf Skiöld Maritime Research http://www.mareud.com/
- Heritage Boats: http://heritageboatassociation.ie/
- http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/
- http://www.lightshipfriends.com
- http://www.coasters-remembered.net/
- http://www.coastguardsofyesteryear.org/
- Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery
- a specialist site for figutreheads www.figureheads.co.uk Richard Hunter
Live Marine Traffic
I thought that this site was lost: http://www.mightyseas.com
however they seem to have resurected! http://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/