Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association invite participation in their next Zoom session “Dauntless Courage: The History of the RNLI Lifeboats, their crews and the Maritime Heritage of the Dunmore East Community,” which will be given by David Carroll on Thursday 25th November at 20.00 hrs.
DBOGA member David Carroll, the author of the best-selling Dauntless Courage, was brought up in Dunmore East, where his father Captain Desmond Carroll was the Harbour Master from 1947 until 1969.
His passion for lifeboats stems from that time. His father operated the shore radio transmitter located in the old pilot station whenever the Annie Blanche Smith lifeboat put to sea. His mother, Freda, always volunteered with a collection box for the RNLI on Regatta Day, and made sure that the support of all visiting yachts to the harbour was called upon.
Now living in Dublin, David has not forgotten his roots, and has retained a deep interest in the maritime life of Dunmore East. In 2020 Dauntless Courage was published as a fundraising project for the Lifebats, and sales of this book have generated over €31,000 for the RNLI to date.
Please come early to be sure of getting a good seat!
DBOGA Fundraising for HOWTH RNLI: Pre-Covid, we listened to talks together at Poolbeg while passing the Yellow Welly around for your €5 donation. In Zoom Land we can’t do that, but the RNLI still urgently needs funds.
Please click on: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/DBOGAHowthLifeboat to dob your €5 in. Thank you!
The details of this Zoom meeting are:
• Topic: David Carroll Talk
• Time: November 25th 2021, at 20.00hrs
• Link to join the meeting:
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• Meeting ID: 896 8199 2382
• Passcode: 390434
Leading Dunmore East lifeboat crewman Brendan Dunne and maritime historian David Carroll. Brendan Dunne played a leading role in the very successful sales and distribution of David’s book Dauntless Courage. Photo courtesy Dunmore east RNLI.
