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Inishowen MD

GALLERY: The Coastguard stations and Boathouses in Donegal

The Irish Preventative Water Guard started establishing bases along the Irish Coast in late 1819, According to Seamus Bovaird, the Chairperson of the Inishowen Maritime Museum in Greencastle Mr Bovaird said: “In January 1822, the Irish Preventative ...

04 Sept 2020 at 13:52

Inishowen MD

From Sea Fencibles to the Irish Coast Guard

Unfortunately, according to Seamus Bovaird, Chairperson of Inishowen Maritime Museum, the Coastguard had “many masters” over the years, so “no continuous records have been kept by a single Government department.” Speaking to Inish Times, Mr ...

04 Sept 2020 at 13:33

Inishowen MD

GALLERY: The Donegal man who headed up Marine and Coast Watching Service

At the outbreak of The Emergency (1939 to 1945) better known as WWII, the Irish Government recognised it needed some form of coast watching service, to comply with its obligations under the 1907 Hague Convention. According to Seamus ...

20 Aug 2020 at 16:45

Inishowen MD

The fascinating history of a Donegal canal

Reminiscing on historical efforts to connect the Swilly and the Foyle, Seamus Bovaird of Donegal's Maritime Museum in Greencastle said the scheme was first mooted in the mid-1700s. Seamus began: “As early as the mid-1700’s, ...

21 May 2020 at 17:45

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