The Annaghkeen Boat

The Annaghkeen Boat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

Massive late Neolithic / Early Bronze age Vessel. Undisturbed for 4500 years The Annaghkeen Boat Corrib gives up some of its secrets Initial sidescan contact During a survey in the main lake this popped onto the sonar – there was no mistaking that it was...
Lees Island 5 Logboat

Lees Island 5 Logboat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

  The vessel proved illusive, and was only located some 2 years after the initial detection. This is the image presented on the Burlesques underwater video. Even then we had no idea exactly what we were looking at – some modern wooden structure, like a...
Victorian yacht wreck

Victorian yacht wreck

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

In late July 2011 I spotted an interesting wreck while analysing sonar imagery from the bathymetric survey I had conducted the previous day near Oughterard on Lough Corrib. I sent the images to the Underwater Archaeological Unit and the National Museum of Ireland to...
Conor Wreck

Conor Wreck

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

This wreck was spotted on sidescan last year, and the position noted.It was dived in late March 2012. These beautiful photos by Ciaran o Murchu show the extent of the problem we have with Zebra Mussels, which now infest the whole lake.