Hooks and Crookes
Hooks and Crookes are shantymen based in Waterford in the southeast of Ireland. Our name comes from the Cromwellian saying, 'of getting there by Hook or by Crooke'. Hook and Crooke are the name of the headlands on either side of Waterford Harbour.
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Maritime Matters
2025
25–27th January
The country was battered by storms over the last few days, beginning with Storm Éowyn, a very powerful system from the Atlantic driven by exceptionally strong winds. There was widespread damage around Ireland with power outages and travel disruption. Storm Herminia followed two days later, and, while not as bad or as destructive, it made life difficult for repair crews and for communities impacted by Éowyn. With such powerful winds, the seas were high offshore and mighty waves battered coastlines. Luckily, there little or no flooding due to neap tides. Nevertheless, there were dramatic nearshore views of the turbulent conditions, with not a tall ship or a shantyman in sight
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