TRADITIONAL HERITAGE BOAT SURVEY Grand Canal, Royal Canal, Barrow Navigation An Initiative of the Waterways Ireland Heritage Plan 2016-2020 In partnership with: Carried out by: Meitheal Mara Crosses Green House Cork
[email protected] www.meithealmara.ie 0 Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the following for their assistance and support in the preparation of this report. Gary Mac Mahon AK Ilen Company Doris McLaughlin Carrick Craft John Beirne, Emerald Star Frank Costelloe Emerald Star Hendrick Boland European Maritime Heritage Boat owners Grand Canal, Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation Liam Hegarty Hegarty’s Boatyard, Oldcourt, Co. Cork Tom Bayly Heritage Boat Association Gerry Burke Heritage Boat Association Cathy Dwane Heritage Boat Association Brian Goggin Heritage Boat Association Paul Martin Heritage Boat Association Conor Nolan Heritage Boat Association Colin Becker Inland Waterways Association of Ireland Reidar Solgvik KonTiki Museum, Oslo Kieran Breen Lough Neagh Heritage Boating Association Rob Robinson St Mullins Mary Swain Shannon Harbour Richard Swain Shannon harbour Paul Kemp Shannon Harbour Justin Connelly Shannon Harbour Frank Durkin Offaly Rowing Club Hugh Hickey Richmond Harbour Cathy Hickey Richmond Harbour Martyn Heighten National Historic Ships, UK Karl Brady National Monuments Service Capt George Hogg National Small Boat Register, UK Hedda Lombardo Norwegian Ship Preservation Society Tim McGuinness Old Gaffers Association Ray Sudcliff The Maritime Trust Criostóir Mac Cárthaigh Traditional Boats of Ireland Hal Sisk Traditional Boats of Ireland The Staff and Board Meitheal Mara The Staff Údarás na Gaelteachta The Staff Waterways Ireland Tina Neylon Editing Pictorial Acknowledgements Photographs were provided by Darina Tully for the survey. The illustrations were commissioned from artist Dónal MacPólin.