Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Loveen"

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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024

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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024

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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Brest 2024,
07/2024

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Last update: 17 Mar 2025

• built by John Francis Reaney in 1925 on the site of what is now the Galway City Museum at the Spanish Arch, Galway, IR.
• first owner was Martin Conroy from Tír an Fhia (engl. Teeranea), Leitir Mór (Lettermore island), used to transport seaweed and for fishing.
• 1927 sold to Michael McDonagh of Rosmuc (engl. Rosmuck), Co. Galway, IR and later sold to Val Clarke, Rosmuc (engl. Rosmuck), Co. Galway, IR; fitted with a 13 hp Lister inboard engine in 1978.
• change of ownership: Páraic McDonnacha of Doirín na nGlas (engl. Derreenglass), Leitir Móir (Lettermore island).
• 1983 sold to Páraic Hanniffy of Maree, Co. Galway, IR; renamed the "Sorcha Mairéad", removal of the engine, rigged with a gaff rig, participation in Galway Hooker regattas.
• 2009 purchased by Nicholas Dolan of Claddagh Quay, Galway City, IR.
• given to the Port of Galway Sea Scouts in September 2012, after some sailing trips with the Sea Scouts the boat was laid up for a number of years.
• 2019-2021 a funding enabled the complete rebuild of the "Loveen" by the Hernon family alongside more than 100 volunteers from the Galway Hooker Sailing Club.
• used for Sail Training in Galway Hooker Sailing Club and for the Port of Galway Sea Scouts.
• participated in the 2024 Brest Maritime Festival.

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