Stephen Magee is a member of the family that were the proprietors of the former Foresters Arms pub in Holyhead, and a custodian of its history. Stephen sat down with with Ports, Past and Present and told stories of the once-bustling Foresters Arms…

Stephen Magee is a member of the family that were the proprietors of the former Foresters Arms pub in Holyhead, and a custodian of its history. Stephen shared photographs of an impressive family memorabilia collection once situated in the pub with…

Agnes Ferguson sat down with Ports, Past and Present and shared her memories of her family, growing up in Rosslare and the special scent of the wild lupines by the beach.

Gary's wife used sea swimming as a way to get relief during a stressful personal time, as her mother went through Alzheimer's disease. The waves in the poem reflect the changing condition of Gary's mother-in-law, and her 'escapes to nowhere', when…

Born of Flint, but not made of stone. Steely aspect, but not to those who know. With gimlet eyes, serious, he looks so serious, as is only proper for a man responsible for his crew, his passengers and his ship. But we know differently; his…

In the early twentieth century, coastal trading supported the movement of goods along the east coast of Ireland and the west coast of Wales and England. This was a centuries old activity and a way of life for many families on both sides of the Irish…