Irish designer of the submarine remembered on the Boyne Take a former Christian Brother with a passion for Jules Verne, the Fenian Brotherhood’s passion for an independent Ireland, and the US navy’s passion for maritime supremacy, and what do you get? The first successful submarine, known as the Fenian Ram, a model of which is to be unveiled in Drogheda, Co Louth, today. Clare and Cork have already laid claim to their connections with John Philip Holland (1841-1914), the Liscannor man who designed the first submarine that actually worked. However, the town on the Boyne estuary is also keen to commemorate his achievement, as it was here he taught mathematics and music at a monastery in Palace Street. Read more: irishtimes/news/politics/irish-designer-of-the-submarine-remembered-on-the-boyne-1.1832117
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:30:29 +0000
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