Dún Laoghaire’s great harbour

Two hundred years ago a decision was imminent on one of the great engineering projects of nineteenth-century Ireland. Arnold Horner outlines some key events in the building of Dún Laoghaire harbour, including the crucial role played by the great civil engineer John Rennie. How to access Ireland’s principal city from the sea was a focus ... Read more

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