The wanderer at Kingstown and John Masefield
The Poet Laureate John Masefield was essentially a sea poet; the sea was what he knew and wrote about best. He we discuss his relationship with the Wander and that…
Maritime Art and Dún Laoghaire
Illustrated talk given to the Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society on Feb. 21st. 2007.
Tayleur was lost at Lambay
The sailing ship Tayleur was lost at Lambay just north of Dublin on 21 January 1854. Of the 650 aboard only 290 survived, merely three of the hundred women survived…
Pomona, emigrant ship, 389 died
it is out pitiful duty to record. The United States ship Pomona , Captain Merrihew with a crew of thirty five men and three hundred and seventy three passengers, principally…
The Argentine Republic Emigration Scheme
This marked the end of Irish emigration to South America. It was badly planned and many died
Tram and schooner collide
Few stories have been mentioned so often with so much confusion than the tale of the collision between a sailing ship and a tram at Ringsend bridge. There have been…
Roman wrecks of Lake Nemi
There is a small lake called Nemi in the Alban Hills, about 30 kilometers southeast of Rome. Between 1927 and 1933, two enormous wooden ships, which once belonged to the…
The Guinness Fleets
The Guinness brewing concern had substantial maritime resources to support distribution of the famous beer. In addition the family spent a lot of their leisure on a range of fabulous…
Tayleur Fund Medal Awards
The sailing ship Tayleur was wrecked in January 1854 at Lambay with the loss of 220 of the 670 aboard. A fund was established in both Liverpool and Dublin to…
Salvage Tradition, Law and Lore
The fury with which primitive communities descended upon a stricken vessel can only be regarded with a sense of awe. Tales abound of the ferocity of wreckers and their cruel…