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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH47_the-southern-cross-monument_Portmarnock-Dublin.html
This sculpture celebrates Portmarnock's unique role in world aviation history. This beach, known as the Velvet Strand, was used as a runway for the first successful East-West Transatlantic flight, on 24th June 1930.
After a gruelling 33 hours t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH11_the-velvet-strand-an-tra-chaoin_Portmarnock-Dublin.html
What's in a name?Portmarnock is names after St Marnock, a prominent missionary who founded a church in the area.
The Velvet Strand and Aviation HistoryIt was from the Velvet Strand, on 24th of June 1930, that the famous Australian aircraft Sout…