 Most viewed - William Butler Yeats and the Irish Naval Service
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L.E. Macha2678 viewsL.E. Macha lying at Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire on the morning she left for Nice, 25/8/48
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L.E. Macha2019 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty
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L.E. Macha1977 viewsAbaft the funnel
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L.E. Macha1947 viewsSome of the L.E. Macha's crew on the recent Mediterranean voyage
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L.E. Macha1900 viewsOn L.E. Macha - Comdr T. MacKenna on the bridge (tooting fog-horn)
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L.E. Macha1897 viewsL.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1892 views"Flop" a variation of "Rummy" played with two or three packs of cards, is the game most popular with corvette crews. Stokers of the L.E. Macha are here seen playing.
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L.E. Macha1881 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty. Different angle
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L.E. Macha1867 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1866 viewsThe bos'n works under expert supervision!
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L.E. Macha1844 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1810 viewsThe two "Chiefs" - C.P.O. Hawes and C.P.O. Taft. L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1796 viewsAbaft the funnel
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Gibraltar1770 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar
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L.E. Macha1702 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1702 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo
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L.E. Macha1659 viewsFlop on board the L.E. Macha
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Home1642 viewsGuard of Honour from An Céad Cath at the Town Hall, Sligo, before the arrival of the Yeats' cortege
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L.E. Macha1642 viewsIts not all blue seas and flying fish in the Mediterranean! Seamen Hickey and O'Sullivan carry on with the fatigues
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Home1629 viewsScene at quayside at Galway before Yeats' coffin came ashore
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L.E. Macha1629 viewsView from L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1626 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom
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L.E. Macha1617 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) working hard on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1610 viewsSeaman Joe Higgins wielding a paint brush on L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1608 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1603 viewsRunning repairs in the Mediterranean. Even Naval Officers are adept needle-wielders! Scene on wing of bridge of L.E. Macha.
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L.E. Macha1586 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1585 viewsAt arms drill in the Mediterranean. In preparation for the ceremonial at Nice (France) some of the crew of the L.E. Macha undergo arms drill practice
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Gibraltar1566 viewsIn Spanish shawls and sombreros - purchased in Gibraltar - P.Os Cashin and Bermingham of the L.E. Macha strike a pose
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L.E. Macha1550 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1544 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!
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L.E. Macha1543 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1529 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1515 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1500 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1478 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1473 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea
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Home1372 viewsGraveyard scene
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Nice1370 viewsThe L.E. Macha clears the harbour at Nice, 6/9/48
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Gibraltar1349 viewsGroup taken on the occasion of the visit of officers of the L.E. Macha to the Colonial Hospital in Gibraltar. Left to Right (standing) Matron O'Reilly, Sister Maureen Gillan (kneeling), Belle Johnston.
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Gibraltar1346 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1330 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1325 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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Nice1302 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice
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Gibraltar1298 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home
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Gibraltar1298 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1293 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1292 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1288 viewsGibraltar from the decks of the L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1282 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1280 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1280 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving
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Gibraltar1277 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour
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Gibraltar1274 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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Gibraltar1274 viewsGroup on board L.E. Macha on occasion of visit of His Lordship, Most Rev Dr Fitzgerald, Bishop of Gibraltar. Left to Right: Fr Devlin, Comdr T. MacKenna (Irish Naval Service), His Lordship.
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Gibraltar1273 viewsGibraltar view
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Gibraltar1270 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs
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Gibraltar1268 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Nice1265 viewsUndertaker's party screwing down the lid of the outer coffin containing the body of Yeats - scene outside the mortuary in the cemetery at Roquebrune (France). Figure on left is that of gravedigger. Other civilian is M/ Otto, poet and lawyer of Mentone, who delivered farewell oration.
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Gibraltar1263 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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