Battles Long Past, But Never Forgotten
Later this month there will be a conference in Sligo to consider and remember….the Spanish Armada. Yes, that Armada. Think about it, but had the Ar...
Source: irishecho.com
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Sligo to host international conference on Armada and Spanish links at the end of May
Armada experts from across Europe will converge on Sligo on May 24-25th next for the Spanish Armada TIDE International Conference.
Source: independent.ie
Spanish Armada Wrecks at Streedagh Beach to Feature in International TIDE Conference in Sligo
The conference will also hear of the fate of Armada prisoners, 3,000 of whom were captured
Source: afloat.ie
True identity of Streedagh beach 'Butter Boat' revealed
North West Correspondent It appears with low tide and shifting sands - the skeletal remains of a shipwreck on Streedagh beach in Co Sligo. Known locally as the Butter Boat, various tales have been told of its origins but the true identity of the wreck has only just been confirmed thanks to detailed research led by the National Monuments Service. For at least twenty years some of the NMS underwater archaeologists have been investigating the famous Spanish Armada wrecks which lie off Streedagh and they were intrigued by the bones of the boat peeking out of the sand at low tide and the l...
Source: rte.ie