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The original Dunbrody was a three masted barque built in Quebec in 1845 by Thomas Hamilton Oliver.She was commissioned by the Graves family, merchants from New Ross in Wexford and operated primarily as a cargo vessel. She was fitted with bunks and between April to September from 1845 to 1851, she carried passengers on the outward leg to Canada and the US. The Dunbrody Project oversaw the construction of a full-scale sea-going replica. She was completed in New Ross drydock early in 2001 and since May of that year has been open to visitors at the quayside in New Ross. Visitors can see an interactive exhibition and experience life on board an emigrant ship.