DBOGA invites you to join our next Zoom session Dauntless Courage: The History of the RNLI Lifeboats, their crews and the Maritime Heritage of the Dunmore East Community, which will be given by David Carroll on Thursday 25th November at 20.00hrs.

DBOGA member David Carroll, author of Dauntless Courage was brought up in Dunmore East, where his father Captain Desmond Carroll was the Harbour Master from 1947 until 1969.

David’s passion for lifeboats stems from that time. His father operated the shore radio transmitter, located in the old pilot station on Shannon, whenever the Annie Blanche Smith lifeboat put to sea. His mother, Freda, always volunteered with a collection box for the RNLI on Regatta Day and made sure that the support of all visiting yachts to the harbour was called upon.

Now living in Dublin, David has not forgotten his roots and has retained a deep interest in the maritime life of Dunmore East. In 2020 Dauntless Courage was published as a fundraising project for the RNLI. Sales of this book have generated over €31,000 for the RNLI to date.

DBOGA Fundraising for Howth RNLI: Pre-Covid, we listened to talks together at Poolbeg while passing the Yellow Welly around for your 5 euro donation. In Zoom Land we can’t do that but the RNLI urgently needs funds. Please click here (or use the QR code on the right) to dob your 5 euro in. Thank you.

The details of this Zoom meeting are:

• Link to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89681992382?pwd=STZXcXArN3pKZ1cvcU1Cc1VaeURLZz09 
• Meeting ID: 896 8199 2382
• Passcoce: 390434