IE/MA/ACPS/GPN/310

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L.E. Macha1099 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1048 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar1082 viewsIn Spanish shawls and sombreros - purchased in Gibraltar - P.Os Cashin and Bermingham of the L.E. Macha strike a pose

L.E. Macha1112 viewsRunning repairs in the Mediterranean. Even Naval Officers are adept needle-wielders! Scene on wing of bridge of L.E. Macha.

L.E. Macha1107 viewsIts not all blue seas and flying fish in the Mediterranean! Seamen Hickey and O'Sullivan carry on with the fatigues

L.E. Macha1097 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1130 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom

L.E. Macha1074 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1013 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1059 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!

L.E. Macha1106 viewsView from L.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1053 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha1005 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs

L.E. Macha1053 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1151 viewsL.E. Macha

L.E. Macha1006 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea

L.E. Macha1072 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. Macha1195 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo

Gibraltar857 viewsGibraltar from the decks of the L.E. Macha

Gibraltar854 viewsView of Gibraltar from the Spanish customs

Gibraltar864 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar884 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar

Gibraltar889 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar

Gibraltar883 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar

Gibraltar876 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving

Gibraltar878 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar857 viewsRations coming aboard the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar872 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)

Gibraltar893 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home

Gibraltar872 viewsWardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar863 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar864 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar

Gibraltar900 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar

Gibraltar923 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.

Gibraltar882 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha

Gibraltar881 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.

Gibraltar843 viewsGibraltar view

Gibraltar798 viewsNew Guard marches to take over at the Governor's residence at Gibraltar

Gibraltar857 viewsLooking towards the Admiralty Tower from the deck of the Macha in the Naval dockyard, Gibraltar

Gibraltar1289 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar

Gibraltar899 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar915 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar

Gibraltar854 viewsShopping in Gibraltar

Gibraltar762 viewsGeneral view of Gibraltar harbour

Gibraltar823 viewsGibraltar from Spanish roadway leading to La Linea

Gibraltar848 viewsSan Roque, Spain, from roadway leading to La Linea

Nice826 viewsIn Nice harbour (France) the L.E. Macha prepares to swing around prior to berthing.

Nice890 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice

Nice749 viewsFrench crowds gather to watch the L.E. Macha berth at Nice

Nice751 viewsFrench crowds at Nice interested in the L.E. Macha

Nice762 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

Nice763 viewsIrish ratings and P.Os. Forming up outside the Church of Our Lady of Notre Dame in Nice

Nice781 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

Nice792 viewsIrish sailors of the L.E. Macha marching to Sunday morning Mass in Nice (France) 5/9/48

Nice814 viewsParty of Irish sailors parade to mass on a Sunday morning in Nice

Nice831 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

Nice825 viewsLooking down on Cap Martin (where Yeats lived for a time) from the cemetery at Roquebrune

Nice820 viewsView from the top of the terraced cemetery of Roquebrune, where Yeats was buried, looking out on the Mediterranean

Nice817 viewsView of graveyard

Nice836 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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