IE/MA/ACPS/GPN/198

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L.E. Macha1063 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1014 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar1042 viewsIn Spanish shawls and sombreros - purchased in Gibraltar - P.Os Cashin and Bermingham of the L.E. Macha strike a pose

L.E. Macha1074 viewsRunning repairs in the Mediterranean. Even Naval Officers are adept needle-wielders! Scene on wing of bridge of L.E. Macha.

L.E. Macha1067 viewsIts not all blue seas and flying fish in the Mediterranean! Seamen Hickey and O'Sullivan carry on with the fatigues

L.E. Macha1056 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1088 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom

L.E. Macha1033 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha983 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1022 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!

L.E. Macha1069 viewsView from L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1015 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha969 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha1021 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1112 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha970 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea

L.E. Macha1033 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. Macha1162 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo

Gibraltar824 viewsGibraltar from the decks of the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar824 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs

Gibraltar833 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar851 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar

Gibraltar853 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar

Gibraltar852 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar

Gibraltar846 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving

Gibraltar847 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar827 viewsRations coming aboard the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar842 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar859 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home

Gibraltar843 viewsWardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar834 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar834 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar870 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar892 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.

Gibraltar849 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha

Gibraltar852 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.

Gibraltar813 viewsGibraltar view

Gibraltar774 viewsNew Guard marches to take over at the Governor's residence at Gibraltar

Gibraltar827 viewsLooking towards the Admiralty Tower from the deck of the Macha in the Naval dockyard, Gibraltar

Gibraltar1253 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar

Gibraltar868 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar886 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar823 viewsShopping in Gibraltar

Gibraltar741 viewsGeneral view of Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar794 viewsGibraltar from Spanish roadway leading to La Linea

Gibraltar820 viewsSan Roque, Spain, from roadway leading to La Linea

Nice807 viewsIn Nice harbour (France) the L.E. Macha prepares to swing around prior to berthing.

Nice872 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice

Nice732 viewsFrench crowds gather to watch the L.E. Macha berth at Nice

Nice735 viewsFrench crowds at Nice interested in the L.E. Macha

Nice744 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

Nice744 viewsIrish ratings and P.Os. Forming up outside the Church of Our Lady of Notre Dame in Nice

Nice762 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

Nice771 viewsIrish sailors of the L.E. Macha marching to Sunday morning Mass in Nice (France) 5/9/48

Nice788 viewsParty of Irish sailors parade to mass on a Sunday morning in Nice

Nice806 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

Nice802 viewsLooking down on Cap Martin (where Yeats lived for a time) from the cemetery at Roquebrune

Nice796 viewsView from the top of the terraced cemetery of Roquebrune, where Yeats was buried, looking out on the Mediterranean

Nice793 viewsView of graveyard

Nice813 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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