Spars and stays
Engineering, old and new.
The "Jeanie Johnston" lies at its berth, beyond the Samuel Beckett Bridge, on the River Liffey, Dublin.
The Bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava was completed in 2009.
The ship is only a few years younger, being a replica of the original three masted barque, which transported emigrants escaping the famines in the 19th century. Her her maiden voyage to Quebec was in 1848.
Spars and stays
Engineering, old and new.
The "Jeanie Johnston" lies at its berth, beyond the Samuel Beckett Bridge, on the River Liffey, Dublin.
The Bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava was completed in 2009.
The ship is only a few years younger, being a replica of the original three masted barque, which transported emigrants escaping the famines in the 19th century. Her her maiden voyage to Quebec was in 1848.