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Dublin 1983

THE MV TIPPERARY IN JAPAN 1979 
PHOTOS FROM JOHN IVORY

THE MV TIPPERARY WAS ORIGINALLY ORDERED BY P&O FROM A SHIPYARD IN JAPAN AS THE IBEX, BUT THEY CANCELLED THE ORDER AND THE B&I LINE THEN TOOK OVER THE ORDER AND NAMED HER THE TIPPERARY. THE FIRST PHOTO SHOWS A TEMPORARY NAME PAINTED OVER WHERE THE IBEX NAME HAD BEING ETCHED.

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		JOHN IN MALAYSIA.	Builders dock in Japan	JOHN IVORY IN JAPAN WITH MICK MEEHAN AND MOTORMAN BRIAN
		THE TIPPERARY ON TRAILS IN DUBLIN BAY	AND  ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE 1980

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Photos from Paddy Balmaine 

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Passing through the Suez Canal on the way home from Japan in 1979 Martin O'Rourke, Babs Murphy, Paddy Balmaine

on the way home from Japan in 1979 Frank Gilligan, Paddy Balmaine, Martin O'Rourke

on the way home from Japan in 1979 Leo Mallon, Willie Stacy, Babs Murphy, M. O'Rourke

Langton Dock Liverpool dock in the Summer of 1985.

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TIPPERARY CREW 1980s

Photos from Anto Watson

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Anto dry dock 1994	(STEVEN O'ROURKE)  TIPPERARY CREW 1984 D.REILLY, K.McKENNA, B.HUTTON, L.BYRNE, S.O'ROURKE, P.MURPHY, N.REARON
				MICK CAREY 86'
Paddy Balmaine bosun 1983	Derek Balmaine	TOMMY KIRWIN, DENNIS SWEENY FISHING FOR MACKEREL 86'
				GOING FORWARD TO CLEAN ANCHORS 1981
GARRY MC CANN, COLUM KIERNAN, ERIC REDMOND 86'

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