Ship profile for the sailing ship: "An Lon Dubh"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | An Lon Dubh |
| Ex-names: | Blackbird |
| Registered port: | Claddagh Quay, Galway |
| Nation: | IR |
| Type of ship: | Galway Hooker |
| Year built: | 1900 |
| Yard: | Patrick Griffin, Lettermore, Co. Galway, IR |
| Length: | 6.70 m |
| Breadth: | 1.80 m |
| Draught: | 0.70 m |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Engine: | keine / none |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 16 Mar 2025
- built around 1900 by Patrick Griffin in Lettermore, Co. Galway, IR.
- owned by Patrick Connolly in the late 1990s, who had some repairs carried out by Colm Walsh. subsequently sold to architect Finn McMullan, Ballindereen, Co. Galway, IR; renamed "Blackbird". rigging completed, private use based in Kinvara, IR.
- sold in 2018 to Séamus McHugh; renamed "An Lon Dubh" (Irish for "Blackbird"). hull repairs by Ben Gabriel, Gort, Co. Galway, IR, and mast replacement.
- in March 2021, the boat was handed over to the Galway Hooker Sailing Club, who will use it for sail training and carry out regular maintenance.
- participated in the 2024 Brest Maritime Festival.
Contact:
Website (English, 16 Mar 2025):https://www.galwayhookersailingclub.ie/lon-dubhnew
An Lon Dubh: history of the boat and photos at the website of the operator