Every day, hundreds of thousands of ships make the journey from one part of the world to another in a long chain of events that bring them from one shore to another.

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It was stored on shore for another two days before being transported by lorry to the IDA Enterprise Park on the outskirts of Wexford.

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Robert Hughes' landmark history The Fatal Shore was another favourite.

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