Most viewed - William Butler Yeats and the Irish Naval Service
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L.E. Macha2681 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. Macha2020 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty
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L.E. Macha1979 viewsAbaft the funnel
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L.E. Macha1949 viewsSome of the L.E. Macha's crew on the recent Mediterranean voyage
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L.E. Macha1901 viewsOn L.E. Macha - Comdr T. MacKenna on the bridge (tooting fog-horn)
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L.E. Macha1898 viewsL.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1894 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. Macha1883 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty. Different angle
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L.E. Macha1868 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1868 viewsThe bos'n works under expert supervision!
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L.E. Macha1844 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1811 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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Gibraltar1772 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar
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L.E. Macha1704 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo
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L.E. Macha1703 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1660 viewsFlop on board the L.E. Macha
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Home1644 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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Home1631 viewsScene at quayside at Galway before Yeats' coffin came ashore
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L.E. Macha1630 viewsView from L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1627 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. Macha1611 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. Macha1604 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. Macha1587 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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L.E. Macha1586 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1567 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. Macha1552 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1545 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. Macha1530 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. Macha1479 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1474 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea
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Home1374 viewsGraveyard scene
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Nice1371 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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Gibraltar1347 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1330 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1326 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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Nice1303 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice
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Gibraltar1299 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home
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Gibraltar1299 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1294 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1293 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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Gibraltar1283 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1281 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving
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Gibraltar1280 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1278 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour
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Gibraltar1275 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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Gibraltar1274 viewsGibraltar view
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Gibraltar1271 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs
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Gibraltar1269 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Nice1266 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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Gibraltar1264 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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