Illustrated talk.....Thursday 9th January 2014
(c) 2013 Mount Merrion Historical Society
8.00pm. 9th January 2014
Fitzwilliam Rooms
Mount Merrion Community Centre
Fitzwilliam Rooms
Mount Merrion Community Centre
Activities.....
In his book, Pat Sweeney provides a comprehensive examination of the origins and progress of shipbuilding and ship repair on the Liffey, and documents the progression of the shipbuilding industry in Dublin from its early days at the Walpole and Webb shipyard, through the boom periods of the First and Second World Wars, to the gradual decline of the industry in the late twentieth century.
Pat will bring his knowledge and research to his illustrated talk on 9th January, 2014
Pat will bring his knowledge and research to his illustrated talk on 9th January, 2014
Author of 'Liffey Ships and Shipbuilding'. Editor of the Maritime Institute of Ireland’s journal for 22 years. Photographer for Lloyds List, London’s premier shipping journal. Contributer of several newspaper articles on Irish and international shipping.
The Little Ships in Ireland's History
Illustrated talk
by
Pat Sweeney
by
Pat Sweeney