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Irish Seaman's National Memorial

 
 
Irish Seaman's National Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
1. Irish Seaman's National Memorial Dedication
Inscription.
In honour of the Seamen lost
while serving on Irish merchant ships
1939 - 1945


City of Limerick 15-7-40
Brennan H. · Sullivan J.
Kerry Head 22-10-40
Begley T. · Byrne R. · Davidson W. · Drummond G. · McMahon M. · McMahon S. · Naughton G. · Naughton J. · Nicholl G. · O Neill P. · Tobin J. · Wilson J.
Ardmore 11-11-40
Barry F. · Bruland E. · Cronin J. · Desmond B. · Fennell J. · Flynn P. · Ford M. · Ford T. · Hare E. · Johnston A. · Kelleher J. · Lane J. · McGlynn J. · McNally S. · Murphy A. · O'Donovan P. · O'Leary T. · O'Regan J. · O Shea F. · Power John · Power James · Raymond M. · Ryan P. · Speed E. · Dalgarno J.
Innisfallen 21-12-40
Doyle W. · Geary D. · Porter J. · Richard J.
St. Fintan 22-3-41
Fritzson K. · Hendry N. · Howat J. · Jones J. · Leonard M. · O'Beirne D. · O'Brien W. · O'Donnell M. · Plunkett B.
Clonlara 22-8-41
Carr W. · Greene E. · Kavanagh E. · Lambe J. · McGuigan P. · McKane S. · Reynolds J. · Robertson A. · Smith W. · Spanner J. · Spencer R.
City Of Waterford 19-9-41
Aplin T. · Furlong G. · Naylor S. · Murphy P. · Kearney E.
Irish Pine 15-11-42
Bent P. · Cashin K. · Clery P. · Connolly
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W. · Conway J. · Crichton R. · Cowzer F. · Cusack M. · Cusack T. · Daly T. · Donagh E. · Dooley M. Duffy J. · Fanning P. · Flynn M. · Hartnett A. · McCarthy J. · Murphy F. · Nolan J. · O'Brien G. · O'Callaghan M. · O'Connell J. · O Connor J. · Donoghue T. · O'Neill M. · Ryan S. · Sheehan P. · Smith S. · Talbot R. · Tobin A. · Tracy F. · Ward H. · Young H.
Kyleclare 23-2-43
Barry E. · Brannock P. · Brady T. · De Burca D. · Grimes R. · Hamilton A. · Hopkins P. · Larkin J. · Lynch T. · Morgan J. · Mooney D. · O'Brien W. · O'Brien R. · O'Brien D. · O'Neill P. · Ryan T. · Simms W. · Todd U.
Cymrig 23-2-44
Bergin P. · Brennan J. · Cassidy C. · Crosbie J. · Furlong K. · Kiernan B. · McConnell G. · O'Rourke W. · Ryan M. · Seaver P. · Tierney M.
Lighthouse Tender Isolda 19-12-40
Dunne P. · Farrell W. · Holland W. · Rushby W. · Hayden J. · Shortt P.
S-Trawler Leukos 9-3-40
Thomasson J. · Mcleod A. · Donnelly W. · Smith B. · O Scanlon P. · McCarthy P. · Mulligan T. · Pill T. · Cullen M · Hawkins J. · Sumler R.
F-Vessel Naomh Garbhan 2-5-45
Cuddihy N. · Griffin J. (Snr.) · Griffin J. (Jnr.)
Other Deaths Recorded During The Period
Masterson
Irish Seaman's National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
2. Irish Seaman's National Memorial
J. · Brennan F. · Carroll M. · Crean T. · Kehoe W. · Moran M. · Larkin M. · Kenna J. · Carroll J. · Byrne E. · Halley P. · Burke L. · O'Neill R. · Paisley W. · O'Leary E. · Dooley M. · Henderson W. · Brown W.

Erected by Memorial Committee
unveiled by an t-uachtarain na h-Eireann
Dr. Patrick Hillery
May 6, 1990

 
Erected 1990 by Memorial Committee and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: DisastersWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
 
Location. 53° 20.804′ N, 6° 14.894′ W. Memorial is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in Dublin's Docklands. It is at the intersection of City Quay (Leinster Route 813) and Lombard Street East ( Route 814), on the right when traveling east on City Quay. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dublin, Leinster D02, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pairc
Irish Seaman's National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
3. Irish Seaman's National Memorial
Elizabeth O'Farrell Park (a few steps from this marker); Human Rights and Poverty Stone (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Human Rights and Poverty Stone (about 150 meters away); National Famine Way (about 180 meters away); Great Irish Famine Victims and Their Canadian Descendants (about 180 meters away); Dublin Docklands Landmarks (about 180 meters away); "Famine" (about 180 meters away); S.S. Adela (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.
 
Irish Seaman's National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
4. Irish Seaman's National Memorial
Irish Seaman's National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
5. Irish Seaman's National Memorial
Irish Seaman's National Memorial Broken Anchor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
6. Irish Seaman's National Memorial Broken Anchor
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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