Haulbowline revisited / Tom Hamilton.
By: Hamilton, Tom.
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BookPublisher: [Cork] : Selfpublishbooks.ie, 2013Description: 231 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeSubject(s): Navy-yards and naval stations -- Ireland | Haulbowline Island (Ireland)
| Haulbowline Island (Ireland) -- History | Cork Harbour (Ireland)DDC classification: 941.95 Summary: Having discovered that a foundation stone for the Naval Dockyard had actually existed, my quest was now to try to find the elusive stone. To do this meant rolling back the years, back to the 1800 s to an island of rocks and foxes. What I discovered during my months of searching and research was truly amazing as information accumulated. I pieced together the history of an island reborn from sheer stone rock and reclaimed land. The island which lay dormant for centuries now began to grow and a great victualling yard, dockyard and drydock emerged, encompassing an area of over 15 acres
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| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 941.95 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00163409 | ||
| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 941.95 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00163410 |
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Having discovered that a foundation stone for the Naval Dockyard had actually existed, my quest was now to try to find the elusive stone. To do this meant rolling back the years, back to the 1800 s to an island of rocks and foxes. What I discovered during my months of searching and research was truly amazing as information accumulated. I pieced together the history of an island reborn from sheer stone rock and reclaimed land. The island which lay dormant for centuries now began to grow and a great victualling yard, dockyard and drydock emerged, encompassing an area of over 15 acres