IE/MA/ACPS/GPN/198

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L.E. Macha1074 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1025 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar1054 viewsIn Spanish shawls and sombreros - purchased in Gibraltar - P.Os Cashin and Bermingham of the L.E. Macha strike a pose

L.E. Macha1089 viewsRunning repairs in the Mediterranean. Even Naval Officers are adept needle-wielders! Scene on wing of bridge of L.E. Macha.

L.E. Macha1082 viewsIts not all blue seas and flying fish in the Mediterranean! Seamen Hickey and O'Sullivan carry on with the fatigues

L.E. Macha1073 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1105 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom

L.E. Macha1047 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha991 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1035 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!

L.E. Macha1083 viewsView from L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1029 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha983 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha1033 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1126 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha982 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea

L.E. Macha1048 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

L.E. Macha1175 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo

Gibraltar834 viewsGibraltar from the decks of the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar834 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs

Gibraltar844 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar862 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar

Gibraltar863 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar

Gibraltar862 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar

Gibraltar856 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving

Gibraltar857 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar836 viewsRations coming aboard the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar852 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar868 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home

Gibraltar853 viewsWardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar843 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar844 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar880 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar901 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.

Gibraltar860 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha

Gibraltar860 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.

Gibraltar822 viewsGibraltar view

Gibraltar780 viewsNew Guard marches to take over at the Governor's residence at Gibraltar

Gibraltar833 viewsLooking towards the Admiralty Tower from the deck of the Macha in the Naval dockyard, Gibraltar

Gibraltar1261 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar

Gibraltar875 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar893 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar833 viewsShopping in Gibraltar

Gibraltar746 viewsGeneral view of Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar801 viewsGibraltar from Spanish roadway leading to La Linea

Gibraltar828 viewsSan Roque, Spain, from roadway leading to La Linea

Nice811 viewsIn Nice harbour (France) the L.E. Macha prepares to swing around prior to berthing.

Nice875 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice

Nice735 viewsFrench crowds gather to watch the L.E. Macha berth at Nice

Nice737 viewsFrench crowds at Nice interested in the L.E. Macha

Nice747 viewsGang-plank goes ashore from the first Irish warship, the L.E. Macha, to berth at any Mediterranean port. Seaman Joe Higgins of Youghal was first rating ashore on French soil

Nice746 viewsIrish ratings and P.Os. Forming up outside the Church of Our Lady of Notre Dame in Nice

Nice766 viewsRatings and Petty Officers of the L.E. Macha forming up outside the Church of Our Lady of Notre Dame, Nice (France) after attending Mass, 5/9/48

Nice775 viewsIrish sailors of the L.E. Macha marching to Sunday morning Mass in Nice (France) 5/9/48

Nice792 viewsParty of Irish sailors parade to mass on a Sunday morning in Nice

Nice811 viewsIn the cemetery at Roquebrune where Yeats had been buried. M. Otto, a Mentone lawyor, working on the text of the farewell oration which he addressed to the dead poet before the cortege started for Nice

Nice806 viewsLooking down on Cap Martin (where Yeats lived for a time) from the cemetery at Roquebrune

Nice800 viewsView from the top of the terraced cemetery of Roquebrune, where Yeats was buried, looking out on the Mediterranean

Nice796 viewsView of graveyard

Nice817 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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