Winter Talks - Fri 26th Jan - History of Boat Building in Ringsend
Published 10:40 on 18 Jan 2018
CLONTARF YACHT & BOAT CLUB WINTER TALKS
FRIDAY JANUARY 26th @ 8.00 PM ALL WELCOME
The History of Boat Building in Ringsend and the Surrounding area
Cormac Lowth is a well-known as a superb researcher, lecturer and writer on many aspects of Irish maritime History returns to Clontarf on Friday 26th January. This lecture will examine, Boat Building and the history of Ringsend and the Surrounding area with many rare images from the time. Cormac always delivers a great talk previously he has presented the Sinking of the Luisitania, a History of Dublin Bay, and The Sailing Smacks of Ringsend .
This lecture is a continuation of the Ringsend Sailing trawlers talk
No admission charge, small donations to RNLI if desired
Murphy's Boatyard on the Dodder in Ringsend in the rare old times is perfectly captured in this woodcut by Harry Kernoff RHA. It was all disappeared in 1954, when the old houses of Thorncastle Street were replaced by a complex of Corporation flats of such good quality that they have recently had a major refurbishment.
Last updated 07:57 on 15 April 2025