A selection of books and maps (not for navigation) related to the Irish Inland Waterways
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A guide to the wide variety flora and fauna along our canals. Written by Brigid Johnston and Marie Dromey for Duchas - The Heritage Service a number of years ago, this 48 page book will appeal to adults and children alike. -
Published by IWAI Athlone Branch in 1979 to celebrate the first 25 years of the Athlone Branch. Contains information about the history of the branch up to that point, the events that took place and other information. The book contains many interesting photos of people, vessels and events from the period. Paperback, 72 pages, black & white, 240x180x5mm. These books are unused but have been in storage for many years and so are not in perfect condition. -
Historic Killaloe - A Guide to its Antiquities by Sean Kierse. First published 1983, this edition 2001. A short guide to the built heritage of the Historic Town of Killaloe and it's environs including St Flannan's Cathederal, Kincora and the Graves of the Leinstermen. 46 Pages, Fully illustrated in B&W with colour cover. 210 x 146 x 3mm. -
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Sixty years old this year, the first meeting of the IWAI in 1954 attracted some 200 like minded people who had the foresight to come together with the shared aims of promoting traffic on the rivers and canals, opposing any obstructions and campaigning for the conservation and preservation of a working navigation. Today the IWAI boasts a membership of around 3,500 who carry on the work of their predecessors. The commitment of each and every member of the Association has seen the achievement of many great feats and overcome many challenges which has ensured that boats can still enjoy free access on the inland waterways from Limerick to Beleek and further afield. This book is a marvelous insight into the Association and a formal record of its sixty year history and is a must have for anyone with an interest in Ireland's wonderful inland waterways. Hard Cover 188p -
Driftwood: From the Shannon to the Marne - By Harry Sheehy This is the wonderful adventure story of a boat called Driftwood. It's not a trip to the North Pole or a climb to the peak of Mount Everest. This is the every man's adventure. It is within the of all of us to go on a voyage of this kind and it is that fact that makes Driftwood such a compelling read. After spending three years planning this trip the author grabs the bull by the horns and with no real idea what he is doing he points the sharp end of his boat out into the Atlantic Ocean. Some days things go well and some days they don't but every day is an adventure. The story is told with humor and with humility The crew of Driftwood have to grapple with bad weather, engine trouble as well as the occasional bad pint of Guinness. After crossing the Celtic Sea and the Channel they enter the French Inland Waterways and the true adventure really begins. Harry describes the characters he met along the way in his own gripping style. -
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The Motor Yacht Club of Ireland by Vincent Delany describes motor boating in Ireland 1907-1935 including the arrival of outboard engines n Ireland, the Tailteann Games 1924 with inboard engines and 1928 with inboard and outboard engines and the arrival of hydroplane racing in Ireland. It describes events in Kingstown, Pembroke, Clontarf, Waterford, Cork Harbour, Belfast Lough, River Bann, Loughs Boderg, Bofin, Forbes, Ree and Tarmonbarry. The book is modest in size but carries historic photographs of the people and vessels. Paperback, 48 pages with many photographs. 229 x 153 x 5mm. -
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The concept of this calendar is to celebrate the women, their boats and the Waterways of Ireland. The models are members of the HBA and the IWAI who, I feel have stepped up to the challenge of trying something well outside their comfort zone, all in the name of Charity. Body painting is a relatively new art form in Ireland and I have had an amazing fun putting my designs on living canvas, with such fantastic backdrops as the rivers, lakes and canals on our gorgeous waterways. So I hope you enjoy the calendar as much as we did and that you're inspired even more to enjoy our wonderful waterways. - Donna Pryde, Artist -
Fine Lines - Clear Water is the second book published by the Heritage Boat Association documenting the floating heritage of Ireland's inland waterways. It complements the earlier publication Cool Metal - Clear Water. It covers a range of historic craft found on the Irish waterways including Irish built working boats, Dutch & English barges, Flying Boat Tenders and a number of pleasure boats. It also contains a very useful index to both volumes. -
- Ruth Delany A comprehensive, and many would say the definitive guide to the history and development of the canal systems of Ireland from the 1730s to the present day. Now updated to include recent developments this absorbing and fully-illustrated history of Ireland's inland waterways focuses on the stories of the routes and their economic role. Revised edition, Appletree Press, 2004 ISBN 0862818249 -
by Harry Rice "Being Personal Reminiscences, Traditions, History and Navigational Details about the River Shannon". Originally published in 1952, this edition is a reprint produced by Athlone Branch IWAI in 2002 with a foreword by Ruth Heard. Paperback, 234 pages, 215 x 135 x 19 mm -
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The Skipper & Her Mate: Ten years on Irish Waters. by Nicki Griffin. This is a book about people, boats and wildlife on the Irish Waterways. Told from the perspective of a woman with only a week's hire-boat experience learning to drive a vintage timber cruiser, it is a journey through rivers and canals, and an apprenticeship in the ways of boating among a vibrant community of new and diverse people. When Nicki Griffin started boating in 2000, the inland waterways were occupied by older family boats. In the years to follow she would witness these being replaced by larger cruisers and 'gin-palaces', changing the character of the Irish Waterways, and threatening what was, for many, a unique and special way of life. Following in the wake of such works as Theo Dorgan's 'Sailing for Home' and 'Time on the Ocean' and Dick Warner's television shows, 'The Skipper & Her Mate' will appeal to the novice, the river rat and non-boater alike. Nicki Griffin has been writing a very popular column for Inland Waterways News since 2002. The Skipper & Her Mate is her first book. 233p Paperback 215x135x20mm
