The ‘Portlairge’ a steam dredger built by the Dublin Dockyard Company sailed into Waterford for the first time in September 10th 1907. It spent its working life dredging the berths in Waterford’s docks until it was finally decommissioned in 1983 to make way for a more modern diesel powered vessel.
‘THE WAKE OF THE PORTLAIRGE’ – PAT MCARDLE
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