Ilen documentary film wins award. the ilen is a short film on the joy of working with wood, and documents the words and skills of ireland’s few remaining traditional shipwrights, currently occupied in the rebuilding this islands sole surviving sail trading ketch.. The big boat build are rebuilding the auxiliary ketch ilen in old court, near baltimore, west cork. she is ireland's largest, original, wooden, sailing ship.. Sheridan boat builders is a family run 6 generation boatbuilders and restorers situated in the heart of ireland on the beautiful shore of lough sheelin in co. cavan. eamon has been designing and building irish handcrafted clinker wooden boats for over sixteen years..
Northern ireland has a long and widely known history of shipbuilding. most people immediately associate boat building here with harland & wolff and big ships like titanic, olympic and canberra.. We’re getting down to the final stages of construction now with the decking going on the boat. all of the blocking and mast partners were fixed into the boat before the deck went on. so the next stage is putting the cockpit coaming on.. Wooden boat builders in ireland the woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications , publisher of woodenboat magazine. the forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine..
