Jeanie sets sail on four-month tour of Ireland

THE Jeanie Johnston set sail yesterday on a four-month voyage around Ireland, though the beleaguered Famine ship’s final destination is still in doubt.

Some 5,000 people visited the replica Famine ship over the bank holiday weekend, where it was docked on Custom House Quay, Dublin.

Her first port of call on the Ireland Tour 2004 will be Derry, where she will stop this weekend before heading to Belfast, then back to Derry and on to Killybegs.