Famous Irish Mariners by Emma Byrne

Description Surrounded on all sides by water, Ireland and its people have long been shaped by the sea. Ireland has a rich history of famous and infamous mariners: from our earliest navigators, who may have reached North America by currach a thousand years before Columbus, to daring polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. Read the stirring adventures of Irelands seafaring women, from Granuaile to Kate Tyrrell, and naval leaders such as John Barry, who fought sea battles in the Americas. Irish people have helped to shape marine science, including Francis Beaufort, who devised the scale by which we measure wind speeds, marine biologist Maude Delap and John Holland, inventor of the submarine. Customers Also Liked Related products Irish Thatched Cottages: A Living Tradition by Emma Byrne Best Loved Irish Ballads by Emma Byrne and Eoin O’Brien Anarchy and Authority: Irish Encounters with Romanov Russia by Angela Byrne Reviews