Celebrating Admiral William Brown Father of the Argentine Navy
Ireland has produced some of the world’s finest captains, skilled seafarers and formidable military strategists. And it’s no surprise their influence can be…
Irish Maritime Heritage
Epicentre of Science | Robert Mallet’s Explosive Experiments on Killiney Beach
In 1849 Irishman Robert Mallet (3 June 1810 – 5 November 1881) carried out experiments on Killiney beach in Dublin creating groundbreaking…
Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) Creator of the Wind Force Scale
Sir Francis Beaufort was born in Navan, Co Meath on 27th May 1774 and from an early age was an enthusiastic explorer…
Remembering the RMS Lusitania | Tragically Lost 7th May 1915
On the 7th May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was lost 18 kilometres off the coast of Kinsale. History recalls the great ocean…
HMY Helga | The Boat that Shelled Liberty Hall
HMY Helga sailed up the Liffey in 1916 to unleash a storm. Playing the role of enforcer she shelled Dublin far and wide…
Dazzle Camouflage | Grand Design to Fool the Enemy at Sea
Believe it or not, these surreal pictures below aren’t photoshopped or part of some art project. These are examples of the beautiful…
Test you knowledge of the Legendary RMS Titanic – Try this Quiz!
Titanic was perhaps the most famous of all ships to have ever set sail. But how well do you its short but…
RNLI celebrates milestones in lifesaving technology on World Heritage Day
This World Heritage Day the RNLI is reflecting on some of the historic milestones in lifesaving technology from the charity’s nearly 200…
Olympic-Class Ocean Liners: Olympic, Titanic & Britannic
Born in the Belfast shipyards of Harland & Wolff, they were three magnificent sisters, the pride of the White Star Line. The…
1916 Easter Rising | “SS Aud” scuttled in Cork Harbour
Easter weekend commemorates a momentous event in Irish history – the 1916 Rising. The Easter rebellion has proved to be a focal…
Great Irish Coast | The Bull Walls and Poolbeg Lighthouse
The iconic red lighthouse at the end of the Great South Wall is a welcome sight to visitors entering Dublin Port from…
The Titanic Photos of Fr Browne | A Unique Glimpse Onboard
On the 10th April 1912, the newly-built RMS Titanic set out on her maiden voyage, departing from Southampton, England. She first called…
The Sinking of the Lightship Guillemot
It’s March 28th 1917, the height of the first world war and a time before advanced navigation technologies like radar. You are captain…
Coastal Treasures | A Very Brief History of the Martello Towers
Maybe you’ve seen one or two of these peculiar round structures while on the Dart along Dublin bay or along the coast in…
Celebrating the legend that is Antarctic Explorer Tom Crean!
On the 27th July 1938, we lost one of Ireland’s most extraordinary characters in Tom Crean. Antarctic explorer, hero and latterly a…
Poems from the Coast | Mercy-Errands by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Maritime Poetry Series This poem recalls the tragedy that saw nine crewmen of the Fethard on Sea…
Celebrating Ireland’s Great Explorers | Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Henry Shackleton – one of the great figures of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration – was born on the 15th February 1874 in…
MV Kerlogue | A Brave Friend Indeed!
The Second World War was a time of great suffering but even in war the business of everyday living doesn’t grind to…
World War Two ÉIRE sign discovered at Hook Head, Wexford
After their success last weekend at Cahore Point in Wexford, a group made up of folklorists, archaeologists, historians and lovers all things…
Seafaring Cats and Dogs! Faithful Companions on the High Seas
Animals have accompanied seafarers for as long as people have ventured out on to the waves and they’ve been present for many…
Unearthing ÉIRE | World War Marker at Cahore Point, Wexford Rediscovered
A piece of Irish maritime heritage was uncovered yesterday when a group led by local historian Michael Fortune rediscovered the lost Look…
Poems from the coast | Edward Bransfield by Daniel Wade
In his series of maritime inspired poems by the talented Dublin poet Daniel Wade, the story of Edward Bransfield, a Cork-born sailing master…
Remembering the Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Disaster | 24th December 1895
The Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Disaster remains one of the worst tragedies in the history of the RNLI in Ireland. On Christmas Eve…
Remembering the SS Isolda and her crew | Lost December 19th 1940
December 19th 1940 | The lightship tender SS Isolda was on route from Rosslare with supplies for the nearby lightships when she…
The Sinking of the RMS Leinster | 10th October 1918
10th October 1918 – an infamous date in Irish maritime history – the day the RMS Leinster was sunk by a German submarine…
Rosses Point Maritime Heritage Weekend 2019
The coastal village of Rosses Point, Sligo is steeped in seafaring tradition. Now in the 4th year, its Maritime Heritage Weekend is…
Best of Maritime Ireland | The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire
Within the unique setting of a converted mariners church lies the volunteer-run National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. The wonderfully presented museum…
Remembering Irish Patriot and Rebel Roger Casement
Roger Casement was an Irish Nationalist and rebel who played a significant role in the events of 1916. On the 3rd August…
1914 Gun-running: Quietly into Kilcoole
The story of the Asgard is rightly remembered as a significant event in the story of the 1916 Rising. But another shipment of guns…
On Bloomsday: A look around Joyce’s Sandycove Martello Tower
It’s the Martello tower here in Sandycove Dublin, where James Joyce briefly stayed in 1904, that provided the opening location to his much…
Panelling from HMHS Britannic, Titanic’s Sister Ship, set for Auction
The panelling from two luxurious staterooms on Titanic’s sister ship, the HMHS Britannic, will take centre stage at a two-day auction on…
Radio Documentary | The SS Dundalk: 100 Years On
On October 14th 1918, as the SS Dundalk sailed from Liverpool out into the Irish sea, tragedy struck when it was hit…
Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse celebrates 100 years of illumination
One of Ireland’s most unique lighthouses celebrated a major milestone on the weekend. Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse marked 100 years since it…
Remembering the RMS Connaught | Lost 3rd March 1917
On 3rd March 1917 the RMS Connaught, the lesser known sister ship of the famous RMS Leinster, was tragically stuck down by a u-boat in…
University of Limerick Submarine ROV Investigates World War Shipwrecks
Engineers from CRIS (Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems) at the University of Limerick (UL) and MaREI (Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland)…
Coastal Treasures | The Iconic Galway Hookers
As an island Ireland naturally has a long tradition of boat building. From the early skin covered and wooden boats that still…
Dunleary Lifeboat Project Exhibition Launch | Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire 21st January
A new exhibition detailing the history and future of a vessel deeply connected with Dun Laoghaire’s rich maritime heritage will launch on…
Whiddy Island Disaster Remembered 40 years on
Commemoration events to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragic Whiddy Island disaster, which took the lives of 51 people, took place…
Remembering the HMHS Britannic – lost 21st November 1916
The Britannic was the last of the great Olympic class liners to be built by the White Star Line in the famed…
Remembering our lost Seafarers | Commemoration Service this Sunday
The Maritime Institute of Ireland will be holding their annual Commemoration Service for Irish Seafarers in Dublin this Sunday 18th November. The…