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The Inventor of the Hour

Newspaper Article in the Golden Bay Argus depicting 55 year old Louis Brennan with his latest invention the gyroscopic Railway. Following on from the success of the Brennan Torpedo and in his role as Superintendent of the Brennan Torpedo Factory…

Tags: 1887 - 1896, 1908, clocks, Consulting Engineer, Factory, Golden Bay Argus, gyroscopic, hour, inventor, Louis Brennan, monorail, Railway, Superintendent. Brennan, system, Torpedo, transport

Cork Harbour Fort Camden
Record Plan of Brennan Torpedo Installation

Reference Date of War Office Authority: 20th July 1889 Date of Commencement of work: 4th November 1889 Date of Completion of work: 25 Feburary 1893

In Loving Memory
Louis Brennan
Inventor Extraordinaire

An 82 Year Old Wrong Finally Corrected as told by Karen Wardamsky Bobrow a first cousin to Louis Brennan four times removed.

ABSTRACT OF LECTURE ON TORPEDOES AND
TORPEDO WARFARE.

The torpedo as a weapon of practical utility first came prominently into notice during the American Civil War. They were in the form of casks and cases filled with gunpowder, and moored in such a position as to endanger any ship navigating in their…

Tags: 1861, 1909, book, Brennan Torpedo, Institute of Engineers, Lecture, Louis Brennan, Torpedo. Warfare, victoria, Vol. X

Fort Camden Brennan Torpedo Installation

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A Glimpse into the world of Military Precision Engineering
**** Please Note: The on-Site Brennan Torpedo Installation is Out of Bounds. No Public Access available. ****

In the Virtual Reality (VR) World of Technical Dimension, you can walk in…

Louis Brennan

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Tags: 1874, 1877, 1907, Castlebar, Eire, Fort Camden, Launch, Louis Brennan, monorail, rails, video

Brennan Torpedo Rails - Slipway 2

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Dive on the Remains of The Brennen torpedo rail.

Tags: 1893, 1907, 2018, Brennan, Brennan Torpedo, Brennan Torpedo Factory, Brennan Torpedo Installation, Colm Doyle, Cork Sub Aqua Club, Dive, diver, Fort Camden, Louis Brennan, rail, rails, slipway 1

Notes And News

A wonderful article describing Mr. Louis Brennan, inventor of the highly secretive Brennan Torpedo.

We learn for the first time that he was a first sleight of hand conjurer.

The encyclopedia Britannica states: The knowledge of scientific…

Tags: #ShareAStory, 1889, Brennan Torpedo, conjurer, inventor, Louis Brennan, Newspaper, Notes And News, sleight of hand

Louis Brennan, New War Office and Admiralty Appointment

An account of the re organisation of the Brennan Torpedo Factory. Louis Brennan steps down from his position of Superintendent of the Brennan Torpedo Factory to take up a new position as Adviser in Torpedo Work to both the War Office and Admiralty. …

Tags: #ShareAStory, 1895, Admiralty, Adviser, appointment, Brennan Torpedo Factory, Irish Newspaper Archives, Louis Brennan, Newspaper, promotion, Standard, Superintendent, The Standard, Torpedo, War Office, Western People, WO

"A Marriage has been arranged ..."

WP_1891.08.29_Louis_Brennan_Marriage.pdf

An announcement printed in the Western People detailing the upcoming marriage of Mr Louis Brennan, Inventor of the Brennan Torpedo.

Tags: "fashionable columns", #ShareAStory, 1891, Anna Quinn, Brennan Torpedo, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, daughter, Dublin, inventor, Irish Newspaper Archives, Louis Brennan, marriage, Michael Quinn, The Morning Post

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