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| | John de Courcy Ireland |
 | | John de Courcy Ireland was a sailor, a teacher, a maritime historian, an author of many books and papers, a campaigner for CND, for peace around the World, and a linguist. |
 | | Yet John was not born in Ireland, but in India and after education at Oxford and Trinity College, Dublin, was awarded a Ph.D. in 1951 for his research into maritime history - the title of this thesis - "The Influence of the Sea on Civilisation" - how very appropriate. |
 | | Dr.John de Courcy Ireland saw the sea, which laps the shores of this island nation, as a channel of communication, not a barrier - he saw it as a bridge of opportunity, a view in which he never faltered. |
| www.irishships.com /john_de_courcy_ireland.htm (1985 words) |
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