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Dr Elizabeth Edwards, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, retraces writer Virginia Woolf's circular tour of the Irish Sea in 1934, sailing from Fishguard to Cork and returning to Holyhead from Dublin.

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 | Ireland | Wales

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This country park at the edge of Holy Island holds many surprises for its visitors. Park warden Wil Stewart sat down with Ports, Past and Present and talked about the fascinating origins of the country park and what prospective visitors can expect to find here, ranging from wildl

Tourism | Ecotourism | Civil engineering

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Before containerisation, Dublin dockers handled all sorts of unusual loads, but some were more ferocious than others. Audrey MacCready sat down with Ports, Past and Present and shared the story of an encounter between Dublin dockers and a live tiger on board one of the arrived sh

Dock workers | Animals | Imports

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Since its creation, Rosslare Harbour has employed many members from the community to work in the port, on the ferries and related tourism services. Agnes Ferguson is back in this episode and chats with Ports, Past and Present about family history, how her grandfather and father w

Ferry routes | Tourism | Ireland

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