After the war, she was disarmed and returned to Halls of Arklow. The auxiliary engine remained. By now large steamers were more profitable than sailing ships for ocean voyages. However, within Ireland transport was becoming more difficult. The neglect of the networks during World War I was compounded by destruction during the war of independence and the subsequent civil war. It was more cost-effective to transport goods by sea around the coast rather than using internal road or rail. "Cymric" had a new career: transporting malt from ports such as Ballinacurra, New Ross and Wexford to Dublin.