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LE Ciara docking in Dublin

isadub — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:52:27 +0000

The LE Ciara (P42) docked in Dublin on Thursday and I caught a few photos.

The ship prefix LÃ‰ stands for Long Ã‰ireannach, or “Irish ship” as Gaeilge. (source: wiki).

Naval service vessels are all named with traditional Irish female names, taken from history and Celtic mythology.

LE Ciara is the fastest ship (of eight) in the Irish Naval Service.

Ciara was the daughter of a wealthy Christian family who settled near Nenagh, Co Tipperary in the 7th century. Ciara was a devout Christian and aged 20, she established a convent near her home which became famous and grew rapidly. It grew to such an extent that Ciara established another convent near Durrow, Co Laois where she spent many years, though she returned to her home before her death in 685.

(source: Irish Naval Service)

Trinity Regatta

isadub — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:13:57 +0000

Dublin, 2207

Verdict: Sunny but windy

isadub — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:19:08 +0000

Liffey water taxi

isadub — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:50:28 +0000

Here comes trouble

isadub — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:14:07 +0000

I don’t know what all the fuss is about, I really don’t. Engerland are visiting us tomorrow to play a game of rugby. Rumours abound that there could be crowd trouble. The Irish Government responds by ordering the navy fleet back into port and they arrive just in the nick of time.

The sailors on board were ready for any trouble. I’m surprised they weren’t flying a jolly roger from the mast! You can’t really see it in this photo that I took this afternoon by the Eastlink toll bridge but there’s a gang of sailors at the front of the ship and another gang at the back of the ship. Do they know something we don’t?

BTW, there’s a fantastic photojoke on the front cover of Phoenix magazine today. Have a look next time you’re in the shop.

Sailing – the hard way

isadub — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:03:05 +0000