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Balbriggan Harbour

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Balbriggan Harbour
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This vessel has a strange story attached to it: HMS Portisham (M2781): HMS Portisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Portisham in Dorset. After her sale in 1989 she was laid up and for sale in a boatyard in Essex. She was procured for conversion to a liveaboard ship by an Irish national in 2007 and is currently the second biggest private vessel under Irish Flag. Her home port is Dublin but it is now berthed in Balbriggan Harbour and it would appear that there is someone living on it. I came across the following in a local newspaper: "While legal proceedings are ongoing against the owner of the dilapidated mine sweeper that is berthed in Balbriggan harbour, the vessel described as an 'eyesore' cannot be moved. The harbour is stuck with its most unusual visitor for the time being while Fingal County Council takes legal advice on the issue. The council has said that it is not appropriate to move the vessel until legal proceedings take their course."
This vessel has a strange story attached to it: HMS Portisham (M2781): HMS Portisham was one of 93 ships of the Ham-class of inshore minesweepers. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Portisham in Dorset. After her sale in 1989 she was laid up and for sale in a boatyard in Essex. She was procured for conversion to a liveaboard ship by an Irish national in 2007 and is currently the second biggest private vessel under Irish Flag. Her home port is Dublin but it is now berthed in Balbriggan Harbour and it would appear that there is someone living on it. I came across the following in a local newspaper: "While legal proceedings are ongoing against the owner of the dilapidated mine sweeper that is berthed in Balbriggan harbour, the vessel described as an 'eyesore' cannot be moved. The harbour is stuck with its most unusual visitor for the time being while Fingal County Council takes legal advice on the issue. The council has said that it is not appropriate to move the vessel until legal proceedings take their course." · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Balbriggan Lighthouse and Harbour. The harbour at Balbriggan, built between 1761 and 1765 by local landlords the Hamilton Family, facilitated the growth of the commercial port at their estate village. The piers are made from limestone. The lighthouse was erected by the same family in 1769 and provided a sea light for vessels navigating off the east coast. The lighthouse is unique in having a clergyman, Reverand George Hamilton, as its first light keeper. A cast iron walkway surrounds the lantern.
Balbriggan Lighthouse and Harbour. The harbour at Balbriggan, built between 1761 and 1765 by local landlords the Hamilton Family, facilitated the growth of the commercial port at their estate village. The piers are made from limestone. The lighthouse was erected by the same family in 1769 and provided a sea light for vessels navigating off the east coast. The lighthouse is unique in having a clergyman, Reverand George Hamilton, as its first light keeper. A cast iron walkway surrounds the lantern. · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

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The coast tells you why this had to be built. Harbour, built 1761, comprising of two enclosing limestone piers with lighthouse positioned at end of east pier.
Harbour, built 1761, comprising of two enclosing limestone piers with lighthouse positioned at end of east pier. WALLS: East pier largely of limestone rubble with concrete poured on main pathway while west pier of coursed limestone blocks.
Harbour, built 1761, comprising of two enclosing limestone piers with lighthouse positioned at end of east pier.

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Harbour, built 1761, comprising of two enclosing limestone piers with lighthouse positioned at end of east pier.

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Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0