Donegal’s Seafaring History | Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium
The Inishowen Maritime Museum in Donegal has long been on Coast Monkey’s bucket list, and with its fascinating maritime displays and exhibits,…
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New York sailboat survivors rescued by Irish Rose (1942)
Howth Gun running: The Asgard’s Story
20th July 1918 | SS Justicia Sinks off Malin Head after Sustained Attack
RMS Carpathia Remembered | Titanic Rescue saved hundreds of Lives
Robert Halpin | The Irishman who Revolutionized Global Communications
Remembering the SS Arandora Star Lost off Donegal 2nd July 1940
Defending Ireland’s Coastline | Irish Torpedo Boats in the 1940s
Celebrating Admiral William Brown Father of the Argentine Navy
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…
The Convict Ship Neva | An Irish Maritime Tragedy on Australian Shores
On 13th May 1835 the convict ship Neva transporting Irish prisoners was wrecked off the coast of Tasmania. It was one of the…
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…
Remembering the Legendary RMS Titanic
Built in the Belfast shipyards of Harland & Wolff, the RMS Titanic was the pride of the White Star Line. The second…
Alexander Mitchell | Inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse
Alexander Mitchell’s (13th April 1780 – 25th June 1868) story is inspirational – despite his complete blindness he used his incredible engineering…
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…
A Green Flare and St Patrick’s Day Reprieve for SS Irish Willow
On the morning of 16th March 1942 the Irish Shipping vessel SS Irish Willow was spotted by a German submarine but unlike most other encounters…
Celebrating the Life of Maude Jane Delap | Marine Science Pioneer
Kerry’s Maude Jane Delap, a self-taught marine biologist, was a scientific pioneer ahead of her time. Working out of her remote island…
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…
A Man, a Plan, a Submarine: John Philip Holland
When it comes to Irish maritime history, one of the first names that springs to mind is John Philip Holland, the inventor…
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…
Maritime Dun Laoghaire | Remembering Captain Boyd and his Brave Men
John McNeill Boyd and his brave men, lost in a storm as they rescued others in Dun Laoghaire pier, 9th February 1861…
Designing Grandeur | Thomas Andrews, Chief Designer of the Titanic
Thomas Andrews (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was the chief designer behind one of the greatest and most famously ill-fated vessels…
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…
Remembering the Sea Horse lost off Tramore | 30th January 1816
On 30th January 1816, an unexpectedly severe storm raged on the southeast coast of Ireland. Three ships returning home to their families…
Remembering the SS Laurentic | 25th January 1917
While the career of the SS Laurentic was short-lived, it was marked by some remarkable events. Long after her tragic demise, when…
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…
The Waste of War | Loss of HMS Viknor off Tory Island
On January 13th 1915, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Viknor was lost off Tory Island, Donegal. The ship went down without even…