Patsy Whelan Shipwright
Patsy Whelan was born in 1932 into a traditional seafaring Ringsend family. Patsy although he is renowned for his shipwright skills he actually always referred to his occupation as a fisherman, the same as his father James, grandfather Patrick and great grandfather Martin. He was the holder of one of the very coveted salmon drift net licence’s (No D849). These licences where guarded with their lives by all their owners in the Ringsend area, as they were not only a means of income but also a supply of healthy food in hard times. [Read more…] about Patsy Whelan Shipwright