Uncertain Futures: Ireland's Maritime Heritage with;
Dr. Elizabeth Shotton
Dr. Noel Wilkins
Time 17:00pm – 18:00pm
Date(s) Wednesday 04 October, 2023
Location The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, Galway H91 N5X9
FREE but prebook is advised as places are limited
About
Ireland's coastal infrastructure of piers and quays
A presentation on Ireland's Maritime Heritage its past and future with speakers;
Elizabeth Shotton teaches construction technology and design at the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy. Her research interests focus on the sustainable use of material resources through advances in materials, construction technologies and design processes. She is currently leading a study on Ireland's Minor Harbours, examining the evolution of maritime engineering in small harbours along the coast of Ireland from the seventeenth century to the present.
Noel Wilkins is a retired Professor of Zoology of NUI Galway, where he studied and carried out research on fish and shellfish. Before that, he had spent ten years in the Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland, working on fish and fisheries. He has travelled widely and lectured in many countries, and is the author of ten books. Two of these – the biography of Alexander Nimmo and Humble Works for Humble People deal with piers and harbours, especially those of County Galway and other western counties. He is currently working on another book on Irish fisheries research. He is author of 'Humble Works for Humble People: A History of the Fishery Piers of County Galway and North Clare, 1800–1922' - an extensive illustrated history of fishery piers along the coasts of Galway and North Clare, based on the original archives from the Office of Public Works and 'Alexander Nimmo, Master Engineer, 1783-1832: Public Works and Civil Surveys', (@merrion_press).
Supported by Patrick McCabe Architects
Patrick McCabe | B.Arch, FRIAI, RIBA, Grade 2 Conservation Architect, was instigator and chairman of Open House Galway, The West of Ireland Architectural Festival, and former chairman of the Western Group of Architects.
Hailing from Dublin, Patrick graduated in architecture from UCD in 1984. Having worked in London, he then became design director of a prominent practice in Galway, steering it to substantial growth and receiving multiple awards along the way.
He founded Patrick McCabe Architects in 2013, with a mission to make architecture that works, and now feels lucky to be able to concentrate on what he loves best—the contemporary home.
Patrick died suddenly in June 2021and sadly missed by his beloved wife of 35 years, Sarah Kelly, their children Barry, Grace and Cillian, the extended McCabe and Kelly family and also by his colleagues and friends in Architecture, Construction and sport in Galway, Mayo, Dublin and beyond.
