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Lecture: Mutiny & Murder on the Earl of Sandwich
#Lecture- This month's Maritime Institute of Ireland (M.I.I.) lecture: Mutiny & Murder on the Earl of Sandwich presented by Peter Brady takes place this Thursday (21 November) at 8pm in Stella Maris Seamen's Club, Dublin.
In late 1765 the merchant brig Earl of Sandwich, was on its return leg to England from the Canary Islands laden with goods and riches. That fateful voyage of the crew and passengers also covers the culprits after they were landed at Wexford and until their days that ended on the gallows at St. Stephen's Green before being publicly displayed at Ringsend and the Muglins.
The lecture which is part of the autumn/winter series (third Thursday each month) as usual is held in the Stella Maris Seafarers Club on Beresford Place, which is located next to Busaras and behind the Customs House.
All are welcome to attend the evening where a bar and refreshments are available. A voluntary contribution is payable to the door to the M.I.I. which runs the National Maritime Museum (NMMI) in Dun Laoghaire).
Public transport to Stella Maris Seafarers Club: The nearest DART stations are Connolly Station and at Tara Street in addition to the LUAS (Red) line stop at Busáras. Car parking is located in the Irish Life Mall (ILAC) on Lower Abbey Street.
For further information in general about the National Maritime Museum of Ireland (Dun Laoghaire) visit www.mariner.ie
