LÉ Róisín is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel in the Irish Naval Service. Commissioned in 1999, the ship's primary mission is fisheries protection, search and rescue, and maritime
The LÉ Róisín on patrol
Otobreda 76 mm bow gun of LÉ Róisin
LÉ Róisín moored at Dublin’s docklands, 2008.
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown's conquest of Ireland
LÉ Róisín
…including vessel boardings. Róisín or Róisín Dubh, is often used as an allegory for Ireland. However, the original Róisín Dubh was a daughter of Red Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone in the late 16th century. The ship was designed by STX Canada Marine (now Vard Marine) and has an all-steel hull based on the Mauritian Vigilant patrol…
Extract of a fresco depicting Hugh O'Neill, painted c. 1610 by Giovanni Battista Ricci
The Irish confederacy formed following a meeting at Enniskillen Castle.
Queen Elizabeth I "would not willing deny any favour [to Tyrone], knowing his devotion to her".
1594 drawing of the Battle of Belleek by John Thomas