From RTÉ Brainstorm, meet George Ryan, the Tipperary Don Quixote in 18th century Peru. It is perhaps unsurprising that Irish merchants became notorious for their involvement in clandestine trade ...

Shortly after the discovery, Johannessen and colleagues went out to research the wreck, determining that it was the remains of an 18th-century vessel. "We knew that an Irish merchant ship sank in ...

18th-century shipwreck in Iran’s sea reveals mystery of Russian merchant fleet. Mrigakshi ... point towards its origins in Russian shipyards operating in the Caspian Sea during the 18th century.