A Seapoint tragedy – Loss of the Rochdale and Prince of Wales
On calm sunny afternoons at Seapoint it’s hard to imagine the bay as anything other than a steady and benign body of water, welcoming bathers,…
On calm sunny afternoons at Seapoint it’s hard to imagine the bay as anything other than a steady and benign body of water, welcoming bathers,…
The Asgard’s contribution to Irish history is considerable; the guns it delivered to Howth in 1914 would go on to arm the rebels…
On the 7th May 1915 the RMS Lusitania was lost 18 kilometres off the coast of Kinsale. History recalls the great ocean…
HMY Helga sailed up the Liffey in 1916 to unleash a storm. Playing the role of enforcer she shelled Dublin far and wide…
On the 10th April 1912, the newly-built RMS Titanic set out on her maiden voyage, departing from Southampton, England. She first called…
Maybe you’ve seen one or two of these peculiar round structures while on the Dart along Dublin bay or along the coast in…
The Second World War was a time of great suffering but even in war the business of everyday living doesn’t grind to…
10th October 1918 – an infamous date in Irish maritime history – the day the RMS Leinster was sunk by a German submarine…
Within the unique setting of a converted mariners church lies the volunteer-run National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. The wonderfully presented museum…
The story of the Asgard is rightly remembered as a significant event in the story of the 1916 Rising. But another shipment of guns…
It’s the Martello tower here in Sandycove Dublin, where James Joyce briefly stayed in 1904, that provided the opening location to his much…
The Irish coast is forever changing and map makers know this better than most. Down through the centuries cartographers representations of Ireland have transformed from efforts…
For 200 years the small village has grown and developed around the harbour into a town rich with maritime connections. The harbour was built to…
You might spot one of these curious stone structures along the coast. These small rectangular buildings mostly lie in ruins now but…
Found around most parts of the Irish coast these huge stone EIRE signs were a declaration of our neutrality and also a…
Spike Island, dubbed ‘Ireland’s Alcatraz’, has had a hugely successful summer with August visitor numbers exceeding 10,000 for the first time. It’s hoped the…
The video below is a fascinating document of life on the Aran Island in the 1970’s. You get an indelible sense of the…
51 years ago today, 29th June 1965, a new lighthouse was towed out of Dun Laoghaire harbour and installed at the Kish…
The 7th of May marks the anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. It remains one of the greatest tragedies to occur in Irish waters when…
This Easter weekend a momentous event in Irish history is remembered – that of course being the 1916 Rising. The Easter rebellion has…
An interesting piece of 1916 memorabilia goes on sale today as a map drawn up by Irish nationalist Roger Casement goes under the…
Two anchors from the 1916 gun-running ship ‘Aud’ are to go on display in Cork and Kerry following their extensive renovation and…
To mark the 162nd anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Tayleur, and Coast Monkey got to interview Gill Hoffs, author of the definitive…
It was 1940, the Second World War had just begun and countries across Europe mobilized for conflict. In Ireland, coastal defense was clearly…
Owen O’Keeffe of the Irish Naval Services was doing some research in Old Church Cemetery near Cobh in 1999 when he came…
Before cheap flights and overseas holidays, there was Bray. It stood alone on the east coast as the summer destination. It had all…