... Boatmen A THREE-HOUR ordeal ended safely early today for two men after their 16-foot cabin cruiser drifted after engine failure on a tributary of the River Shannon. Sean Mullally of Raheen, Limerick. and Larry Sweeney of Shannon, were taken safely ashore ...

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... for boatmen The vast fishing fleets have declined, and In parts of Cornwall disappeared for ever. But the harbours that succoured them and provided them with a haven against the elements haw remained, and in recent year have taken on a new lees* of Me ...

... BOATMEN “My colleag:fi on the council still adhere to that principle. We believe that children should be allowed to have a swim at least on a Sunday in the Leisure Centre bearing in mind there is no beach nearby, but only providing funds are available ...

... boatmen lar at present, but Nos 1 and 3 are still being stocked to keep plenty of fish available. Roger Pike and Bob Stoodley, of Newport, took 16 fish for 35 lb 4 oz, from a Chew boat, on Grenadier and Hare's Ear Nymph. Local fishermen, Steve Pope and ...

... PIPING THE BOATMEN Pipersare notedforturning up in some rather strange places, and on Saturday last Piper Gary McDonald of the Dromore outfit of that name, was engaged by Queen's University Boat Club to pipe “in the competitors at the club's regetta ...

... BOATMENS' REUNION Boatmen for Graignamanagh, Killaloe and Robertstown had a most enjoyable reunion recently at Robertstown organised by Rev. Liam Merrigan C.C. There was Mass at 2.30 p.m. and festivities began with a boat trip on the canal after which ...

... Boatmen in dock DEAL boatmen do not often fall foul of the law — but they did at the beginning of the last century and, as a result, several of them appeared at Bow Street. It was just before Christmas, 1818, when the brig Mary, on Pmsegomlhnaick to Londohm ...

... Thanks to boatmen THE battlesh!g HMS Vanguard was blown ashore on the ins in 1690. She was a big ship for her time and mounted 90 guns. The battleship was successfully refloated from the dreaded Sands by Deal boatmen, and an Admiralty report said: ‘lt ...

... Of Badgers And Boatmen live, and who blame them for loss of livelihood. Badgeri are not the problem in Kinvara. Badgers are under threat because of their unpopularity; in Kinvara, the annual Cruinniu na mßad is under threat for the opposite reason. I ...

... foolish boatmen A MINOR incident in the harbour on Sunday morning illustrated once again how unprepared many of those who go out in small boats really are. A boat with three men overturned close to the mouth of the harbour as they put to sea for a day's ...

... BOATMEN'S REUNION The second reunion of the Canal and Barrow Boatmen was held in Graignamanagh in ideal weather conditions on Saturday, 15th August. Approximately 300 attended including representatives from Robertetown, Allenwood, Shannon Harbour, Banagher ...