The Bantry Boat

By Lar Joye   This is a 222-year-old admiral’s barge that originally belonged to the French frigate La Résolue, a flagship commanded by Rear Admiral Neilly as part of the fleet bringing a French army to invade Ireland at Bantry Bay in December 1796. Thirty French warships and fourteen transport ships sailed from Brest with ... Read more

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