Sailing the Seaways

McCaughan, Michael: 1991 Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friar's Bush Press, softcover 128 pages. Richly illustrated with historic maritime photographs from the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum archives dating from 1864 to 1939. This specialized photographic study chronicles the working life and seafaring traditions of local merchant shipping and traditional coastal vessels across Irish waters. The curated narrative highlights the evolution of regional wooden shipbuilding craftsmanship and documents the daily struggles of multi-generational crews facing the changing maritime economy. ISBN 9780946872459 In very good condition.