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Irish Maple on her maiden voyage 1973.

John Campion
feb.2014

Irish Maple 1976
Liam Gavin
(February 2014)

Irish Maple 1976 at Aarhus Denmark. Ships soccer team that played in the seven seas cup.

Irish Maple 1976 arrival Europe Liam Gavin & Eric Kealy.

Danny Rogers 1965.
(R.I.P. 2012)
Here's Danny in Limerick port about to make his first trip to sea aboard the Irish Maple.
John Rogers.
(February 2013)

Irish Maple 1977
Japan, China, America.
Brian Lattimore
(October 2012)

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Irish Maple


		1957-68	1973-84	Irish Maple launch 72'.

Irish Maple at Tilbury Aug 1978. Mark Devlin (March 2012)>>	irish maple at Tilbury Aug 1978.	Capt Eddie Greevy's son with steward	Mick Byrne - Bosun -	Ray Smith - cook
Irish Maple 1983 Photos from Austin Gill (Jan. 2012)>>				Irish Maple Southbound Port Siad 1983 Austin Gill (March 2012)

Irish Maple 1962-3 Photos from Hugh Moore (Jan.2012)>>
	Irish Maple - 1963 Malachy Bollard, Hugh Moore, Brian Warren, Tony Young	Irish Maple 1963 Hughie Farrell, Tommy Kinsella, Hugh Moore, Brian Warren, Erick Byrne	Irish Maple 1963 - Back Row: B. Kane, F. Pickett, P. Murphy, S. Murphy, T. Kinsella- Front Row: T. Young, H. Moore, H. Farrell	Photo taken on Irish Maple 1963, Mass on deck in Manila, Philippines
				<<<some people in the photo: Tommy Kinsella, Wexford, ? Minahan, New Ross, Brendan Hearne, Wexford, Murphy Brothers, Arklow, Eddie Carberry, Dublin, Brian Warren, Dublin, ? O’Neill, Arklow, D. Farquson, Dublin, Hugh Moore, Wexford, Eamonn Brady, Dublin <<<<<<<<<
	Irish Maple 1963 Hugh Moore’s 21^st birthday Hughie Farrell, Tommy Kinsella, Hugh Moore, Brian Warren and Eric Byrne The Beach Boys, Surfin USA was No. 1	Football team from the Irish Maple 1963 when they played the City of Essex in Durban, South Africa. Back Row: (Kneeling) D. Farquison, Wally Warren, ? , Eric Byrne, Eamonn Brady, Hugh Farrell, ? , Brendan Hearne, ? , Evans Front Row: Cahill, Hugh Moore, T. Donegan, ? , ? , ?	Taken in Dublin Airport on 15/01/1964 Crew of the Irish Maple – first time a crew was flown home. Crew was flown home from Amsterdam after nearly a year at sea. Featured on RTE News that night!>>>

Irish Maple 1959 Gerry O'Sullivan (November 2011)
	Irish maple 1959 Gibraltar Gerry O'Sullivan.	Brisbane Austraiia1959. Irish maple loading for basra l to r- Bob Adams 4th eng. Maurice O'Regan radio off. Gerry O'Sullivan apprentice W.Finnerty 2nd eng.	Irish Maple kandla 12.5.1959	Kenny, Cummins, Gerry O'Sullivan
Irish Maple 1977 Sean O'Byrne (August 2011)

PHOTOS OF THE IRISH MAPLE IN BURMA AND INDIA IN 1967
INCLUDING SOME PHOTOS OF THE CREW HELPING OUT AT A LEPER COLONY AFTER A MONSOON.

PHOTOS FROM JIMMY BYRNE AND PASTY McCLEAN.

IRISH MAPLE CREW VISITING LEPER COLONY TO OFFER HELP AFTER MONSOON IN 1967

Back row-Tom Grannell in hat, smoking.
(Denny Grannell -March 2016)


	J.BYRNE. (IRISH MAPLE APRIL 1967.) JIMMY BYRNE'S ID ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPT. OF BURMA WITHOUT WHICH SEAMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED TO COME ASHORE.		IRISH MAPLE 1967	J.BYRNE, J.FOX, P.NEIL	J.FOX, JIMMY ?

P.FENNELL IN RANGOON BURMA 67'	INCLUDED ARE: S.MASTERSON, H.FARRELL, J.BYRNE, K.O'MALLEY	SPARKS ?, BOSCO EDWARDS	HUGIE FARRELL- BOSUN

Photos and comments from Tony Clements
	Galveston , June 1960. Loading US Army equipment.	Liverpool , July 1960. Staging at the bows for repairs following a collision one foggy night with Coast Lines’ “ Denby Coast ” in the Mersey . The “ Denby Coast ” sank immediately but thankfully without loss of life.	Quebec , April 1960. (l to r): Apprentices Tony “Clem” Clements, Tom Byrne, Vincent Kenny.	Quebec , April 1960 (l to r): Paddy O’Neill (3^rd Mate), “Marmo” (name unknown), Mick ?, Paddy Foley.

Location unknown, April 1960. Paddy O’Neill, 3^rd. Mate.	North Atlantic , April 1960, bound East. Meeting with the “Irish Willow”, bound West.	At Sea, June 1960. Probably the Gulf of Mexico as the sea looks calm. The vessel was running between the US Gulf ports and Europe . (l to r): unknown, Jack ……..?(apprentice), Tom Byrne (apprentice).	At Sea, June 1960. Examination of a “professional” haircut! (l to r): Vincent Kenny (apprentice), Tom Byrne (apprentice).	At Sea, June 1960. The four apprentices, (l to r): Tony “Clem” Clements, Jack.?, Tom Byrne, Vincent Kenny.

New Orleans , June 1960. (l to r): Jack ……..? (apprentice), Vincent Kenny (apprentice), Nick …….? (rank unknown), Tom Byrne (apprentice). We were on our way for a swim at Lake Pontchartrain , hence the towels.	Quebec , April 1960. (l to r): Paddy O’Neill (3^rd Mate), Vincent Kenny (apprentice).

photos from LAMPTRIMMER

		Irish Maple Jimmy Gorman Dublin/Messman Dublin/ John Cisacowski Howth?/ Willie Flavin Youghal/ Denny Noctor Arklow.Nos. 3/4 Irish Maple.

I think this is Jimmy Gorman(Dublin) DeckDept. IRISH MAPLE early' '60s Patrick OGorman	Irish Maple at Panama 1978 Gerry Farrell	1980s	Shamus Langan's pay slip 1965

Irish Maple 1981-2
A party to celebrate the 2nd cooks birthday.

SOME NAMES FROM LEFT( BACK); PADDY NUGENT, ANTHONY ROONEY, SEAMUS KENNY, GERRY O BRIEN, MICHAEL O'FLYNN, James (Jessie) Collins( R.I.P. seated underneath the port hole. He has on a white t-shirt and has his thumb up ) JOEY MULLIGAN, PAUL HUTTON,> FRONT: ANTO MC GOVERN, EOIN O'DOHERTY, SAINTY BYRNE

Phil Roche

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