Guinness had a fleet of ten barges which commenced working on the river in 1927. They were all named after a Dublin locality. The other boats were ‘Farmleigh’, ‘Knockmaroon’, ‘Chapelizod’, ‘Fairyhouse’, ‘Clonsilla’, ‘Killiney’, ‘Sandyford’, ‘Howth’ and ‘Seapoint’, delivered in succession up to 1931. The end of the Emergency during World War II saw the return of plentiful supplies of fuel for the new fleet of Guinness trucks which took over the work of the barges. The fleet was gradually decommissioned and sold off. Some of the barges (including ‘Chapelizod’ and ‘Castleknock’) were later acquired by Scots of Toomebridge for addition to their fleet of sand barges working on Lough Neagh. ‘Castleknock’ was destroyed by an explosion during the 1970s.
More information about the history of the Guinness barges can be found at the website of the Heritage Boat Association.
http://heritageboatassociation.ie/cms/index.php...
Source the Capuchin Archives Ireland.
More information about the history of the Guinness barges can be found at the website of the Heritage Boat Association.
http://heritageboatassociation.ie/cms/index.php...
Source the Capuchin Archives Ireland.
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Guinness Barge ‘Castleknock’ on the River Liffey
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Guinness Wharf Victoria Quay 1950's
The Guinness Boats
W.M Barkley
569 Tons
Built: Ailsa, Troon 1898
Bought from: 1913,Kellys, Belfast,
Disposed: Torpedoed and sank 1917
Carrowdore
598 Tons
Built: Bowling 1914
Bought from: Kellys, 1914
Sold to Davidsons Belfast 1952, broken 1959
Clarecastle
664 Tons
Built: Bowling 1914
Bought from: Kellys, 1915
Sold to Davidsons Belfast 1953, broken 1959
Clareisland
633 Tons
Built: Bowling 1915
Bought from: Kellys, 1915
Sold, 1931 to Antrim Iron Ore Co and sank near Isle of Man 1939
Guinness
1151 Tons
Built; Ailsa Troon, 1931
Served the Dublin to London trade to 1938, disposed 1963
Lady Grania
1252 Tons
Built; Ailsa Troon, 1952
Sold 1976 renamed Lady Scotia Stranded On Pacific coast of Mexico 1981
Lady Gwendolen
1166 Tons
Built; Ardross Dockyard 1953
Sold 1977 to Cypriot shipping renamed Paros and sank off Nova Scotia 1979
Lady Patricia
1187 Tons
Built; Charles Hill Bristol 1962
Broken April 1993
Miranda Guinness
1540 Tons
Built; Charles Hill, 1976 Bristol
Broken April 1993
W.M Barkley
569 Tons
Built: Ailsa, Troon 1898
Bought from: 1913,Kellys, Belfast,
Disposed: Torpedoed and sank 1917
Carrowdore
598 Tons
Built: Bowling 1914
Bought from: Kellys, 1914
Sold to Davidsons Belfast 1952, broken 1959
Clarecastle
664 Tons
Built: Bowling 1914
Bought from: Kellys, 1915
Sold to Davidsons Belfast 1953, broken 1959
Clareisland
633 Tons
Built: Bowling 1915
Bought from: Kellys, 1915
Sold, 1931 to Antrim Iron Ore Co and sank near Isle of Man 1939
Guinness
1151 Tons
Built; Ailsa Troon, 1931
Served the Dublin to London trade to 1938, disposed 1963
Lady Grania
1252 Tons
Built; Ailsa Troon, 1952
Sold 1976 renamed Lady Scotia Stranded On Pacific coast of Mexico 1981
Lady Gwendolen
1166 Tons
Built; Ardross Dockyard 1953
Sold 1977 to Cypriot shipping renamed Paros and sank off Nova Scotia 1979
Lady Patricia
1187 Tons
Built; Charles Hill Bristol 1962
Broken April 1993
Miranda Guinness
1540 Tons
Built; Charles Hill, 1976 Bristol
Broken April 1993