“Asgard-Ireland’s most historic yacht 1905 to 2015”, a public lecture by Pat Murphy, boating historian and round–the–world yachtsman, Thursday 5 February 8pm at Poolbeg Yacht & Boat Club, Ringsend.
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Lectures on Wednesday 21st January 2015
Wednesday 21st January 2015 will be a great night in Dún Laoghaire with two lectures taking place. First: A History of Dún Laoghaire Harbour from old illustrations and photographs. will be given by Cormac F. Lowth in the New Library (Lexicon} This program will start with rea and coffee at 6pm with the lecture starting… Continue reading Lectures on Wednesday 21st January 2015
Lecture 8Jan15 – Old Gaffers – Extreem Waves – Solo Race
Thursday 8 January 2015 at 8pm in Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club, Ringsend BALTIMORE MARITIME CENTRE Two Presentations: EXTREME WAVES IN IRELAND – Their Observation and their Generation – Professor Frederic Dias SOLO TRANSAT RACE BID 2015 Tom Dolan Entry €5 in aid of RNLI EXTREME WAVES IN IRELAND: Their Observation and their Generation by… Continue reading Lecture 8Jan15 – Old Gaffers – Extreem Waves – Solo Race
Folia
The SS Folia is a popular dive site off the Waterford coast. Here we learn the story of this once gracious passenger liner
Lady Nelson
On 14th October 1809, The Lady Nelson, Captain Bernard Wade, was shipwrecked on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool, off the Skelligs, Co. Kerry. The 200 tonne vessel contained a cargo of wine and fruit. 25 souls perished in the disaster.
Conference 28-29 Nov
This conference will explore its sea-going past and culture, along with that of its European neighbours. Topics will include: the Vikings; piracy; the Spanish Armada; international trade; the Napoleonic War at sea; island nations; emigration; port cities; Lusitania; WWI submarine warfare
Lecture 20 Nov: History of the Irish Naval Service
The Maritime Institute of Ireland. will host a lecture, entitled: History of the Irish Naval Service by Terry Cummins of the Irish Naval Association. in Stella Maris Seafarers’ Club on 20 November 2014 at 8pm Lectures are organised by Barney Yourell, Lectures Officer of the Maritime Institute of Ireland. Phone: 087-9007466 or 01-8476118
Audacious Secret
World War 1 was declared on 5 August 1914. On 27 October 1914, disaster befell the Royal Navy. HMS Audacious, a modern “state-of-the-art” super-dreadnought battleship, struck a mine and sank. This embarrassment would have been immense and could have been pivotal to their fortunes only weeks into WW1. It would have been very demoralising to the British public to admit the loss of such a vessel. It remained a secret until the end of the war
Commemoration 23 Nov 2014
The Annual Commemoration to remember all those lost at sea, in particular, those lost on Irish ships during the Second World War
Lecture 20Nov Asgard
Pat Murphy will speak on the history of the Asgard, which brought guns to Howth for the Easter Risinng