Cormac Lowth
- Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- 10:30 – 12:30
- Newtownpark Pastoral Centre (map)
Cormac Lowth is a retired builder who has had a lifelong interest in the sea and maritime history. He spent several years as a merchant seaman on cargo ships and he has been a scuba diver for much of his life.
Cormac is a member of the Poolbeg Yacht and Boat Club. He has been involved in boats since childhood and he was a member of the crew of the Galway Hooker ‘Naomh Crónán’, based in Poolbeg for many years. He presently crews on a Hillyard Moonfleet 36. He is a member of the the Maritime Institute of Ireland and the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, and he has served on the committees of both of these organisations, in addition to that of the Old Dublin Society.
He has lectured extensively on maritime matters, and he has written a great many articles for historical journals on maritime and diving related subjects. Many of Cormac’s lectures are given in aid of the R.N.L.I. He has recently published a book entitled ‘Ringsend Sailing Trawlers’. Cormac has an abiding interest in Maritime art and he has been known to take up a brush occasionally.
