Ireland is an island nation, with a rich maritime heritage. This annual conference explores its sea-going past and culture, along with that of its European neighbours.
Topics have included the Vikings; piracy; the Spanish Armada; international trade; the Napoleonic War at sea; island nations; emigration; port cities; Lusitania; WWI submarine warfare; piracy; naval warfare; fishing; coastal communities; storms; shipwrecks; victualling; coastal management, maritime paintings, boat building and foreign naval interventions.
With start-up assistance from the Irish Research Council and the on-going support from the Port of Cork, Drs Hiram Morgan and John Borgonovo have run a roundtable on Cork Harbour (in 2013) and three major international conferences under the title ‘A safe place for ships’.
Irish Maritime History Conference 2014