A journeyman sea captain made exceptional picture-charts of Irish harbours almost 400 years ago. By Arnold Horner A little-noticed survey of many of Ireland’s harbours, made in the 1630s, […]
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Read More →It is widely believed that Captain William Bligh of the Royal Navy designed the North Bull Wall of the Liffey channel, causing the development of the North Bull Island. But […]
Read More →An innovative, tenacious pioneer, Nano Nagle transcended the narrowly prescribed boundaries of her time. By Gillian O’Brien and Jessie Castle Between the early 1750s and her death in 1784 Nano […]
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