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Looks like Portrush, but I suppose any picture of a steamer in fornt of a cottage does.

"The Bangor boats away....." is a children's nursery rhyme from Belfast. "The Bangor boats away We have no time to play We'll not go near the water To chase the boats away." or "The Bangor boats away We have no time to play gave it a kick make it go quick The Bangor boats away" KLOW - will be a vessel called "Wicklow" or "Arklow"

www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=14466

website.lineone.net/~tom_lee/bangorcastleimg.htm

So if owned and run by the Bangor & Larne Steamboat Co. of Belfast, does that mean this could be Bangor, Larne or Belfast Docks somewhere?

Beautiful banner! Wonder if it still survives...

Not the steps of the Imperial hotel...

It's the courthouse in Waterford:


Streetview does not get very close.

Sheerness was a cargo ship, and was wrecked at the Tuskar Rock in 1927.

These men worked hard for their pay. I'd imagine more than a few of those pictured had an opinion (and probably input) into the general strike we spoke about late last week. Seemingly the NS&FU joined in the 1890s with other Waterford-based union branches to reduce the working-day to 10 hours, and gain an extra few shillings a week for the dock workers also. As with Carol Maddock, I'd love to think the banner survives. Might need the OFarl to contribute on that.... www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/31575454304/ EDIT: Connolly and Larkin and the ITGWU (representing the dock workers) seemingly did not always have a good relationship with Havelock Wilson and the NS&FU (representing the ship workers). Not helped I guess that Wilson's union was UK-based, and that an action by either group would (if not coordinated) affect the workers of the other union. It looks like members of the Dublin NS&FU branch joined the 1913 lockout however - even if the ITGWU seemingly covered their strike pay rather than the NS&FU itself....

Crew of the Sheerness in 1915.

Steam crane, with vertical boiler. John H. Wilson and Company of Dock Road, Seacombe, Birkenhead www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im1873EnV36-p404.jpg

See thats the thing about Munster people, they are so much better behaved than their northern brothers and sisters! Look at the relaxed attitude of the passengers as they allow the ladies to go first (to check that the gangway is safe). As to the debate as to whether SS stood for steam or sail - Wikipedia comes down strongly in favour of Steam as Sailing Vessels had the designation SV (which I never ever saw being used:-0)

Shannon is a very famous name when it comes to ships. The English frigate Shannon was involved in a famous battle against over USS Chesapeake and was one of the very few to come through with a victory over a US ship off Boston. As far as I remember there was a Shannon serving the Shannon estuary right up to the 60's

Note the brass telegraphs port and starboard and the ships bell! Very beautifull

Micheál Cattigan I was admiring the bell but missed the telegraphs until you drew my attention. I also note the trunks for luggage, Michael O'Leary and Ruinair would have a field day with those, they'd never fit into the thingy:-)