'Dauntless Courage', by David Carroll, who is the son of former Dunmore Harbourmaster Desmond Carroll, was inspired by his childhood in the Waterford village and his proximity to the lifeboat.
All funds raised from the sale of the book will go toward the local Dunmore East Lifeboat Fundraising Branch.
Speaking about the book David said, “I feel that I have been extremely fortunate to have been given this wonderful opportunity of writing a history of the Dunmore East RNLI Lifeboats and their volunteer crews. As a small boy, I used to see the names of the Henry Dodd and Fanny Harriet on the records boards that were in a small fuel store on the pier.
I never could have imagined that one day, I would be researching and writing about these famous lifeboats”.
Brendan Dunne, RNLI volunteer crew with Dunmore East RNLI said: ‘As crew we are delighted to see a book of this calibre been written.
t is a testimony to the maritime history of the village and the volunteers who go to sea to rescue people in distress. David has ensured that the legacy of RNLI volunteers and supporters past and present will always be remembered in times eye and that the Lifeboat is an integral part of the community in Dunmore and surrounding areas’
