The L.É. ROISÍN
The L.É. ROISÍN arrived in Greenore Port on Friday evening to a large gathering of well-wishers as part of the Greenore Maritime Festival.
It would be a weekend packed full of fantastic events with a reception aboard the LE Roisin on Saturday evening at the request of Irish foreign affairs office and Irish Naval services being the highlight of my weekend and an experience I’ll never forget.
The Irish Defence forces led the Parade on Sunday which was part of a wreath laying ceremony to honour all those who perished in the Connemara / Retriever disaster 100 years ago.
The direct descendants of the passengers and crews of those Ill faited ships would pass the wreath’s over to the Captain and crew of the Roisin who would later take them out and lay them at sea.
Her previous engagement was a 5 month deployment in the Mediterranean as part of a humanitarian mission in conjunction with the Italian authorities in which they were responsible for the rescue of 8000 refugees.
She was built in Appledore Shipyards in the UK where Naval Service engineers stood by her construction at all stages.
She was built to a design that optimises her patrol performance in Irish waters which are the roughest in the world all year round. For that reason a greater length overall 78.8m was chosen, giving her a long sleek appearance. Again we would like to thank the Irish Foreign affairs office, The Irish Naval services, The Captain and Crew of the Roisin, Greenore Maritime Committee and especially Brian Larkin for allowing us to be part of this fantastic and historical occasion.
