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February Launch
for Galway Hooker

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

A transatlantic voyage with a difference is what Steven Mulkerrins has in mind. Now living in Chicago, the 40-year-old carpenter from Connemara is applying finishing touches to a traditional Irish boat – a 47-foot Galway hooker – so that he can fulfill his dream of sailing from America to Ireland in the craft. "It will certainly be the first hooker to sail west to east with … [Read more...] about February Launch
for Galway Hooker

Tug O’ The Heart

By Marian Betancourt, Contributor
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by 4 Comments

Two of the most modern Moran tugs guide the U.S.S. Roosevelt from Norfolk harbor following September 11, 2001.

The history of the Moran tugboat family, once known as the "Irish Navy" in the Port of New York, is explored by Marian Betancourt. To say the Irish had a lot to do with making New York a great maritime port is no blarney! Not only did they do most of the towing, they dug the Erie Canal, which made New York harbor the gateway to the West. In fact, it was because relatives here … [Read more...] about Tug O’ The Heart

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