MV Naomh Éanna

MV Naomh Éanna ("St Enda") was a ferry which historically operated as the primary connection on the Galway to Aran Islands route for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), remaining in service for 30 years.

The Naomh Éanna was constructed in 1958 at the Liffey Dockyard in Dublin and as of 2014[update] was one of the oldest Irish-built ships remaining in Ireland.

[1][2][3] Naomh Eanna entered service in the summer of 1958, replacing the SS Dun Aengus.

[7] In this location she housed a surf shop and sailmakers, and until 2014 was proposed to become the centrepiece of a "maritime quarter" in the Grand Canal Docks.

[5] In February 2014 she was moved by Waterways Ireland to the Grand Canal Docks' graving dock for deconstruction,[8] but the break-up was postponed due to public opposition and eventually dropped as a plan materialized to convert her to a tourist attraction in her original home Port of Galway.

Naomh Éanna in graving dock , 2018
Nibbler dismantles the Naoimh Eanna