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Lambay Shipping by Carl Ford

Ships and Shipping from the area around Lambay Island 
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Dredging for Mussels

The following photos were all taken in the early 1990s at Mornington and the mouth of the river Boyne .

The mussels were dredged by hand on small punts at low tide and left in sacks to be covered by the tide until they was sold. This seems to now be a thing of the past as a lot of the old punts now lie derelict on the banks of the river.

Carl Ford 2008

 mornington_5.jpg (91518 bytes) mornington_3.jpg (155265 bytes) mornington_4.jpg (120941 bytes)
mornington_8.jpg (125394 bytes) mornington_1.jpg (109981 bytes) mornington_7.jpg (160527 bytes) mornington_6.jpg (140784 bytes)

 

The survey boat Sharpshooter was working of Rush on 15-9-07.JPG (95413 bytes) 

The survey boat Sharpshooter was working of Rush on 15-9-07.

 DA34 Pere Charles.jpg (131948 bytes) 

DA34 Pere Charles.

which was sadly lost at sea on 12th. Jan. 07 with five of her crew.

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Golden Harvest.

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Golden Harvest.
B-747 Skerries lifeboat of Loughshinny 27-8-06.JPG (107432 bytes) 

B-747 Skerries lifeboat of Loughshinny 27-8-06.

 DA64 fishing for razors of Loughshinny with the Skerries life boat going alongside 24-9-07.jpg (68590 bytes) 

DA64 fishing for razors of Loughshinny with the Skerries life boat going alongside 24-9-07.

 Crab boat DK72 Kingfisher hauling pots 28-9-05.jpg (81003 bytes) 
Crab boat DK72 Kingfisher hauling pots 28-9-05 and again on the 13-10-07

Crab boat DK72 Kingfisher hauling pots 13-10-07.jpg (98940 bytes)

 Loop Head Lighthouse May 1994.jpg (60889 bytes) 
Loop Head Lighthouse 1994
 

Dd568. Skerries 1993..jpg (89365 bytes) 

Boats tied up as a storm approaches  Skerries 1993.

 Mary Lorraine at Skerries with lots of inquisitive tourists, early 1990s.jpg (106491 bytes) 

Mary Lorraine at Skerries with lots of inquisitive tourists, early 1990s.

 razor boat north of Lambay 10-10-07.jpg (90526 bytes)

razor boat north of Lambay 10-10-07.

 Shrimp boat DA60 Atlanta II at sea 10-10-07.jpg (110452 bytes) 

Shrimp boat DA60 Atlanta II at sea 10-10-07.
Skerries 1990s.jpg (125429 bytes) 

Skerries 1990s.

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Skerries sun set.

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Skerries sun set_2.

 

 

Loughshinny crab boat D622 Girl Alex was taken from the Rock-a-Bill lamp balcony 1992.jpg (138651 bytes)

Loughshinny crab boat D622 Girl Alex photo was taken from the Rock-a-Bill lamp balcony 1992.

 

 one of the old Loughshinny crab boats.jpg (176614 bytes) 

one of the old Loughshinny crab boats.

 Sancta Maria taken at Skerries 11-3-05.jpg (127490 bytes) 

Sancta Maria taken at Skerries 11-3-05.

 G564 Heading for Howth 15-7-07.jpg (80452 bytes) 

G564 Heading for Howth 15-7-07.
The Lysfoss at Drogheda April 1993.jpg (117647 bytes) 

The Lysfoss at Drogheda April 1993.

 The Leszek G passing the mussel boats at Mornington Jan.1994.jpg (92488 bytes) 

The Leszek G passing the mussel boats at Mornington Jan.1994.

 The Drogheda pilot boat heading up the Boyne Jan.1994.jpg (91732 bytes) 

The Drogheda pilot boat heading up the Boyne Jan.1994.

 The Drogheda dredger enters the river Boyne April 1993.jpg (121011 bytes) 

The Drogheda dredger enters the river Boyne April 1993.
The Ballywalter whilst loading coal at Ayr in Scotland in Oct 1975.jpg (123135 bytes) 

The Ballywalter whilst loading coal at Ayr in Scotland in Oct 1975.

 Concert trader passing the mussel boats at the mouth of the river Boyne Dec.1993.jpg (104731 bytes) 

Concert Trader passing the mussel boats at the mouth of the river Boyne Dec.1993.

 Warfleth heads out of the river Boyne April 1993.jpg (98100 bytes) 

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Warfleth heads out of the river Boyne April 1993.

 The Tuskar Rock at Drogheda 1990.jpg (104064 bytes) 

The Tuskar Rock at Drogheda 1990.
europe aquarius_1.jpg (105779 bytes) 

europe aquarius_2.jpg (104641 bytes)
Europe Aquarius

22nd Sept. 2007 

 Europe Aquarius a container ship it was heading south on her return to Rotterdam from Drogheda, the first photo has the P.23 Ashling in the background the next side on shot has Skerries in the back ground it was around 4 miles out from the coast.

 P.23 Ashling patrolling an area between Rock-a-Bill and Clogherhead and 10 mile out to sea for live firing in the Gormanston area 22-9-07.jpg (96785 bytes) P.23.jpg (111667 bytes) 
P.23 Ashling patrolling an area between Rock-a-Bill and Clogherhead and 10 mile out to sea for live firing in the Gormanston area 
22nd. Sept.2007.

 

 

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M. V. Lysfoss

heading south outside Lambay on 13 April 2005 .

 

 Granuaile III on 28th Aug 2007 heading north between Rock-a-Bill and Lambay islands.jpg (68782 bytes) 

Granuaile III 
 28th Aug 2007  
heading north between Rock-a-Bill and Lambay islands
Heading for the Rock on a calm summers day 12th May 2006.JPG (64347 bytes) 

Heading for the Rock on a calm summers day 12th May 2006.

 

  

M915 4th may 2005 it was heading north inside Lambay.jpg (118458 bytes) 

Belgian Navy minehunter ASTER M915 
4th may 2005 as it was heading north inside Lambay Island

 Ttaken from the lamp balcony looking down towards the harbour on the 15th May 2005..jpg (117648 bytes) 

Taken from the Rock-A-Bill lamp balcony looking down towards the harbour on the 15th May 2005.

 

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Europe Orion

  Europe Lines container ship on 3rd Sept 2007 heading south past the Rock-a-Bill on her return to Rotterdam from Drogheda.
The Granuaile II was taken some time in 1997 both shots were taken at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse it was pumping on Diesel oil and bringing other supplies..>>>>>>> Granuaile II 1997.jpg (122466 bytes) Granuaile II 1997 both shots were taken at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse it was pumping on Diesel oil and bringing other supplies.jpg (136724 bytes)  

 
Granuaile II at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse in summer 2002 it was pumping on diesel for the lamp generators.jpg (110474 bytes) 

Granuaile II where taken at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse in summer 2002 it was pumping on diesel for the lamp generators 2.jpg (106288 bytes) 

Granuaile II at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse in summer 2002 it was pumping on diesel for the lamp generators.

 Rock-a-Bill whilst passing by on an unusually calm day 12th July 2007.jpg (93065 bytes) 

Rock-a-Bill whilst passing by on an unusually calm day 12th July 2007.

 

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Sealight and 
Drogheda Pilot boat 
1993

sealight & pilot.jpg (132470 bytes) 

Sealight and 
Drogheda Pilot boat 
1993
An Irish Helicopters Bolkow 105 lifts off from Loughshinny car park with components for the new solar panels being installed on the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse 24th Feb. 2006.  

an Irish Helicopters Bolkow 105 lifts off from Loughshinny car park with components for the new solar panels being installed on the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse 24th Feb. 2006..JPG (86994 bytes) EI-BLD an Irish Helicopters Bolkow 105 heads for the Rock-a-Bill with components for the new solar panels being installed at the lighthouse 24th Feb. 2006.JPG (71381 bytes)  

An Irish Helicopters Bolkow 105 departing the Rock-a-Bill helipad.25th May 2007..jpg (82501 bytes) An Irish Helicopters Bolkow 105 departing the Rock-a-Bill helipad.25th May 2007..jpg

 
 

The Granuaile II tows the Coningbeg lightship past the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse heading north 27th Feb. 2007.jpg (78922 bytes) 

The Granuaile II tows the  Coningbeg lightship 
(now decommissioned) past the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse heading north 27th Feb. 2007.

 Sammy at the rock, one of the seals that come to us for a feed, we've known him for around 15 years now. Taken May 1999..jpg (155303 bytes) 

Sammy at the rock, one of the seals that come to us for a feed, we've known him for around 15 years now. Taken May 1999.

 

 Passing the Rock-a-Bill at sunrise on a cold grey morning 7th Dec. 2005..jpg (67213 bytes) 

Passing the Rock-a-Bill at sunrise on a cold grey morning 7th Dec. 2005.jpg (67895 bytes) 

Passing the Rock-a-Bill at sunrise on a cold grey morning 7th Dec. 2005.
The Leinster is approaching Holyhead with the Holyhead Aluminium factory chimney in the back ground. I think this photo was taken circa 1981.jpg (97795 bytes) 

The Leinster is approaching Holyhead with the Holyhead Aluminium factory chimney in the back ground. I think this photo was taken circa 1984.

 

 The Cladonia heads out of the Boyne at Mornington, and with the Drogheda pilot alongside. circa 1994..jpg (97784 bytes) The Cladonia.jpg (110765 bytes) 

The Cladonia heads out of the Boyne at Mornington, and with the Drogheda pilot alongside. circa 1994..jpg
The Isle of Inissfree was taken approaching its berth at Dublin Port in 1993..jpg (111331 bytes) 

The Isle of Innisfree was taken approaching its berth at Dublin Port in 1993.

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