Publications

Dublin Port Chief Engineers
Ronald Cox (2023) Focusing on the lives and work of Bindon Blood Stoney and John Purser Griffith, this book examines the engineering challenges they faced as chief Engineers of Dublin Port, and the innovative solutions that established their reputations as two of Ireland's greatest civil engineers.
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Passengers on the Dorset, 1772–1804
Paul Martinovich (2025) In this fascinating study of passenger records from the Lord Lieutenant's yacht The Dorset, Paul Martinovich reveals the people who crossed the Irish Sea during the late eighteenth century. From aristocrats and military officers to tradesmen and servants, the book offers a unique insight into travel, society and maritime connections between Ireland and Britain.
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The Sea, the Sky and Dublin Port
Ian Elliott (2022) An engaging exploration of the intertwined history of navigation, astronomy and Dublin Port. Ian Elliott traces how advances in timekeeping and navigation helped shape maritime trade while telling the story of the engineers, astronomers and visionaries who transformed Dublin Port over the centuries.
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Dublin Moving East: How the City Took Over the Sea
Michael Branagan (2019) This richly illustrated book explores how engineering, land reclamation and maritime infrastructure transformed the city, tracing Dublin's remarkable eastward expansion between 1708 and 1844. Drawing on extensive archival research, it tells the story of the people, projects and ambition that reshaped Dublin's coastline and laid the foundations of the modern port.
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