Shipping around the East Coast fishing communities and
villages of Howth, Rush, Skerries, Balbriggan, Loughshinny and Drogheda.
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This photo of the
Kingfisher were taken by my wife Sally from the harbour wall as we was
heading for Loughshinny I was steering and Johnny Fanning is behind the
wheel house. We had been fishing near the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse where
the weather and sea conditions was much worse than can be seen along the
shore line |
Concert trader
passing the mussel boats at the mouth of the river Boyne Dec.1993.jpg |
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. |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
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BG Antwerp Dublin
Port 30th June 2005 |
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©Carl Ford 2009 |
Cemsky sits on
its berth on the Liffey 22nd Oct. 2007.JPG |
Lambay Island |
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Europe aquarius |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Dublin port-June
1976. |
Dublin port-June
1976. |
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Granuaile I 1997
both shots were taken at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse it was pumping on
Diesel oil and bringing other supplies.jpg |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Granuaile II
where taken at the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse in summer 2002 it was pumping
on diesel for the lamp generators 2. |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Granuaile II on
28th Aug 2007 heading north between Rock-a-Bill and Lambay islands.jpg |
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lysfoss. |
M915 4th may 2005
it was heading north inside Lambay. |
Mike heads up the
river to its berth 22nd Oct 2007. |
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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 |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Passing the
Rock-a-Bill at sunrise on a cold grey morning 7th Dec. 2005.. |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Rock-a-Bill
whilst passing by on an unusually calm day 12th July 2007. |
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RR Arrow, Dublin
Port 22ndnOct 2007.JPG |
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 |
sealight &
pilot.jpg |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
Stena Adventurer
backing out of its berth bound for Holyhead on 30th June 2005.jpg |
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The Ballywalter
whilst loading coal at Ayr in Scotland in Oct 1975. |
The Cladonia
heads out of the Boyne at Mornington, and with the Drogheda pilot
alongside. circa 1994. |
©Carl Ford 2009 |
The Drogheda
dredger enters the river Boyne April 1993. |
The Drogheda
pilot boat heading up the Boyne Jan.1994. |
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The Granuaile II
tows the Coningbeg lightship past the Rock-a-Bill lighthouse heading
north 27th Feb. 2007. |
The Isle of
Inissfree was taken approaching its berth at Dublin Port in 1993. |
The Leinster is
approaching Holyhead with the Holyhead Aluminium factory chimney in the
back ground. I think this photo was taken circa 1981. |
The Leszek G
passing the mussel boats at Mornington Jan.1994 |
The Lindarosa
waits to leave its berth at Dublin port 30th June 2005. |
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The Lysfoss at
Drogheda April 1993. |
The Samskip
Pioneer is the nearest boat in a line up of container ships on the
Liffey 22nd Oct. 2007 |
The Tuskar Rock
at Drogheda 1990. |
Ttaken from the
lamp balcony looking down towards the harbour on the 15th May 2005..jpg |
Warfleth heads
out of the river Boyne April 1993. |
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Warfleth heads
out of the river Boyne April 1993. |
B-747 Skerries
lifeboat of Lough shinny 27-8-06. |
Crab boat DK72
Kingfisher hauling pots 13-10-07. |
Crab boat DK72
Kingfisher hauling pots 28-9-05. |
DA34 Pere Charles |
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DA64 fishing for
razors of Loughshinny with the Skerries life boat going alongside
24-9-07 |
Dd568. Skerries
1993. |
G564 Heading for
Howth 15-7-07. |
golden harvest
s2. |
golden harvest s2 |
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Loop Head
Lighthouse May 1994. |
Loughshinny crab
boat D622 Girl Alex was taken from the Rock-a-Bill lamp balcony 1992. |
Mary Lorraine at
Skerries with lots of inquisitive tourists, early 1990s. |
one of the old
Loughshinny crab boats. |
razor boat north
of Lambay 10-10-07. |
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Sancta Maria
taken at Skerries 11-3-05. |
Shrimp boat DA60
Atlanta II at sea 10-10-07. |
Skerries 1990s. |
Skerries 1990s. |
Skerries 1990s. |

©Carl Ford 2009 |
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