I described, on my page about the Slaney cot built by Larry Duggan in Wexford, how we found ourselves alongside the cot, on its trailer, as we waited for the Rosslare ferry. I took photos and we had a few words with the boat’s owner.
He recently found my page about the cot and, in Comments on the page, said that the cot is on the River Usk; he very kindly agreed to send some photos of the cot’s construction, its builder and its home. The copyright in these photos [which I have greatly reduced in size] belongs to Christian Brown; they may not be used without his permission.
Larry Duggan at work
Work in progress
The master’s hand
Doing the deal
A toast
Picking the boat up
Cot on the water
Here are some links to information about Larry Duggan.
Wexford County Council (I don’t know whether the podcasts are accessible)
Involvement in a boat-building scheme
Dublin Bay Mermaids in Wexford
Larry Duggan on wildfowl (if the audio works)
This page refers to Larry Duggan’s appearance in an Open University programme called Coast, as does this page, but I couldn’t find a link to the programme.
I am grateful to Christian for allowing publication of these photos.
Irish waterways history 