Results for subject term "Fishguard ": 4
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Fishguard Bay Boat Tours
While international travel was on a go-slow during the Covid19 restrictions, attention turned to local tourism opportunities, particularly to places of natural beauty such as the North Pembrokeshire coastline.
After some pandemic-related delays,…
100 Minutes
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first flight from Britain to Ireland by Denys Corbett Wilson in April 1912, many activities were planned in Fishguard and Enniscorthy for the weekend of 20 to 22 April, 2012 including exhibitions, the…
Cable Ties | Ceblau’n Cysylltu
In our world of instant communications it’s hard to imagine that it once took ten days to send a message from North America to Europe. That was the fastest a ship could go - if the weather was favourable.
All this changed in 1858 when the first…
The First Flight | Yr Hediad Cyntaf
In 1912 'aeroplaning', as it was then known, was in its infancy. Owning an aeroplane was something that only the rich could indulge in. But indulge in it they did. One of these early aeroplane pioneers was Denys Corbett Wilson. An Anglo-Irishman,…