The colourful tale of what is believed to be a 17th century ship, stolen by a notorious pirate, wrecked in a storm, and now lying beneath the seabed off West Cork, is a highlight of the 13th Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival.

Sunken ships in our waters are heritage sites. The work of preserving their artifacts is chronicled in a new pictorial guide by the geological survey, says Noel Baker

The crew of a 16th-century shipwreck discovered in Schull harbour tried to repair damage to the hull caused by a dreaded naval shipworm.