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 13:40 on 26 April 2025