Picturing the glory days of the Jeanie Johnston

Initially planned as a multimillion euro tourist attraction in Kerry, the tall ship the Jeanie Johnston now lies permanently berthed in Dublin.

The chequered history of the replica famine ship is captured in a new book.

The ship has a resonance with a tragic time when hunger, disease and death stalked the land. It is sad, too, that this tall ship is no longer seaworthy.