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Lt.Col. Jim Dawson Coast Artillery Commander
Sgt Wayne Fitzgerald, Editor of An Cosantóir interviewed a 92-year-old-veteran recently, Lt Col Jim Dawson who was the Coast Artillery Commander in the 1940s / 1950s on Spike Island with responsibility for the 6-inch guns batteries on Spike Island…
The Flying Squadron
Arrival in Cork Harbour
An account of the Flying Squadron's arrival in Cork Harbour. The Steamers - torpedo boats - travelling at up to 37 knots per hour. The War Ships navigating the stretch between Fort Camden & Fort Carlisle. Technical information relating to the…
War Practice at the Harbour Forts
Testing the Coast Defence
Newspaper article detailing the first of it's kind, Brennan Torpedo Experiments at Fort Camden. Testing the Coast Defences 1899.
Under the watchful eye of General Hugh McCalmont Commander Cork District Forces (1898 - 1903),
Lt. Col. E. W.…
Under the watchful eye of General Hugh McCalmont Commander Cork District Forces (1898 - 1903),
Lt. Col. E. W.…
Ram Head Battery
Ram's Head Battery circa. is a star shaped fortification with Block Houses on the Lower Level.
Survey of the Harbour of Corke
Survey of the Harbour of Cork from the entrance to Haulbowline islands showing the ranges of the Batteries constructed for defensive purposes in 1779 to 1781 .
Aerial view of Fortifications within Cork Harbour
Aerial Photography of the Fortifications within the Cork Harbour area.
Spike Island and Harbour, Queenstown
Picture Postcard of Spike Island and Harbour, Queenstown
West Beach Queenstown Harbour Cork
Picture Postcard of West Beach Queenstown Harbour Cork
Crosshaven
Picture Postcard of Crosshaven