Battle of the Piers
This article reviews the rivalry between two engineers on building the pier in Dún Laoghaire harbour. It continues to describe current rivalry, and future hopes.
Limerick Marine Radio Schools
Radio Officers were trained in Limerick. This is a history of the school.
The Asian Adventures of the Bandon River Ships: “Hope” and “Thomas”.
A further account of the East India Company. The story of two of their Bandon-built ships "Hope" and "Thomas"
Sibe Gorman & Co
From early in the nineteenth century until the present time, the image of a copper and brass diver's helmet or hard-hat has been an easily recognisable icon which most people…
Historical Diving in Ireland
While there were few diving inventors or innovators in Ireland, it is remarkable that many of the early diving pioneers worked around the Irish coast. Local entrepreneurs and salvors were…
Italian Salvage Ships at the Galley Head
Paddy O'Sullivan traces the history of the Italian salvage company, Sorima, and describes its successful Ludgate operation off the Galley Head in 1934-35.
Moyalla Salvaged
The salvage of the valuable cargo of the Moyalla is the tale of triumph of a skilled first time salvor over the might of a large professional salvage company. It…
A Riddle of Sand – The Kish Bank
The Kish Bank is a sandbank, or a set of sandbanks, off the east coast of Ireland. This study discusses how, the Kish Bank, got its name.
Lost to Time and Tide
This article offers no conclusions or answers, and is only designed to record some unusual archaeological features within a beautiful bay, which seem to have been forgotten and their use…
Concrete Ships
Irish shipyards Warrenpoint – Concrete ships Cretefield During the First world war a shortage of steel developed as replacements were being built for the huge tonnage sunk by submarines. Steel…