 Most viewed - William Butler Yeats and the Irish Naval Service
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L.E. Macha2603 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. Macha1950 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty
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L.E. Macha1903 viewsAbaft the funnel
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L.E. Macha1873 viewsSome of the L.E. Macha's crew on the recent Mediterranean voyage
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L.E. Macha1827 viewsOn L.E. Macha - Comdr T. MacKenna on the bridge (tooting fog-horn)
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L.E. Macha1826 viewsL.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1823 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. Macha1812 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty. Different angle
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L.E. Macha1802 viewsThe bos'n works under expert supervision!
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L.E. Macha1800 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1776 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1736 viewsThe two "Chiefs" - C.P.O. Hawes and C.P.O. Taft. L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1735 viewsAbaft the funnel
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Gibraltar1702 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar
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L.E. Macha1647 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo
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L.E. Macha1634 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1606 viewsFlop on board the L.E. Macha
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Home1589 viewsGuard of Honour from An Céad Cath at the Town Hall, Sligo, before the arrival of the Yeats' cortege
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Home1583 viewsScene at quayside at Galway before Yeats' coffin came ashore
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L.E. Macha1570 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) working hard on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1568 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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L.E. Macha1566 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom
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L.E. Macha1562 viewsView from L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1553 viewsSeaman Joe Higgins wielding a paint brush on L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1550 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1548 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. Macha1530 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. Macha1529 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1500 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. Macha1494 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1485 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1480 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!
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L.E. Macha1469 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1456 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1439 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1426 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1418 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha
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Home1323 viewsGraveyard scene
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Nice1311 viewsThe L.E. Macha clears the harbour at Nice, 6/9/48
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Gibraltar1300 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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Gibraltar1295 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1275 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1273 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1250 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home
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Gibraltar1249 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar
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Nice1246 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice
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Gibraltar1245 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1243 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1234 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1232 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1230 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour
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Gibraltar1230 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving
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Gibraltar1227 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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Gibraltar1227 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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Gibraltar1226 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs
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Gibraltar1224 viewsGibraltar view
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Gibraltar1221 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1218 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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Nice1216 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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Gibraltar1212 viewsWardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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