 Most viewed - William Butler Yeats and the Irish Naval Service
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L.E. Macha2577 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. Macha1918 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty
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L.E. Macha1876 viewsAbaft the funnel
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L.E. Macha1845 viewsSome of the L.E. Macha's crew on the recent Mediterranean voyage
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L.E. Macha1801 viewsOn L.E. Macha - Comdr T. MacKenna on the bridge (tooting fog-horn)
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L.E. Macha1800 viewsL.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1797 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. Macha1781 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty. Different angle
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L.E. Macha1773 viewsThe bos'n works under expert supervision!
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L.E. Macha1769 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1749 viewsAt sea
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L.E. Macha1709 viewsAbaft the funnel
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L.E. Macha1707 viewsThe two "Chiefs" - C.P.O. Hawes and C.P.O. Taft. L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1679 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar
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L.E. Macha1625 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo
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L.E. Macha1608 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1584 viewsFlop on board the L.E. Macha
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Home1570 viewsGuard of Honour from An Céad Cath at the Town Hall, Sligo, before the arrival of the Yeats' cortege
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Home1565 viewsScene at quayside at Galway before Yeats' coffin came ashore
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L.E. Macha1552 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) working hard on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1545 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. Macha1545 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom
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L.E. Macha1534 viewsView from L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1532 viewsSeaman Joe Higgins wielding a paint brush on L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1530 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1527 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. Macha1509 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1504 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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Gibraltar1483 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. Macha1472 viewsL.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1464 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1461 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!
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L.E. Macha1450 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1436 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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L.E. Macha1413 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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L.E. Macha1410 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea
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L.E. Macha1398 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha
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Home1304 viewsGraveyard scene
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Nice1285 viewsThe L.E. Macha clears the harbour at Nice, 6/9/48
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Gibraltar1283 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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Gibraltar1275 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1256 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1251 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1234 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1232 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home
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Gibraltar1227 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar
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Nice1222 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice
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Gibraltar1221 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1217 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1216 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha
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Gibraltar1215 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour
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Gibraltar1214 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving
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Gibraltar1210 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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Gibraltar1208 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs
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Gibraltar1207 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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Gibraltar1206 viewsGibraltar view
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Gibraltar1203 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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Gibraltar1200 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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Nice1196 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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Gibraltar1195 viewsShopping in Gibraltar
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