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Featured Pictures of the Month 2011-12.


See also our
guide to improving
your photography
by James Burke ARPS.

Click on each photograph below for a higher resolution image and navigate using the <LEFT> & <RIGHT> arrow keys. The following photographs have graced the front page of our website.  Photographs may not be used for commercial purposes without the permission of the photographer.  Whilst the large images are watermarked with an IWAI copyright notice, copyright © remains with the identified photographers. 
Please send us your photographs for inclusion on our website.

See also photos for the year 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 20062005, 2004, 2003 and earlier.
See also our collection of Archive photos and our collection of Videos & Podcasts

January 2012

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Carrybridge, Lough Erne,
December 2010
Photo Robert McClean
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Banagher Bridge, River Shannon,
05 January 2011
Photo Paul Scannell
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The Rambler meets some
rambling cattle on the
Royal Canal, December 2011
Photo A J Vosse
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Tranquility.  Early morning at
Kilrea on the Lower Bann
Photo G. Wilson

December 2011

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Approaching Fanning’s Lock
on the derelict branch of the
Grand Canal to Ballinasloe.
Read about their voyage on the
Shannon in October 2011 here.
Photo Willi Klug
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Dublin Branch of IWAI's
Dubhlinn giving lifts to locals
on the Grand Canal as part of
Drimnagh Community Fun Day,
20 November 2011
Photo Michael Slevin
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M.V. Kestrel on Upper Lough
Erne during the freeze in
January 2011
Photo Robert McClean
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Knockninny moorings on
Upper Lough Erne
sunrise 08:31 am, 22/10/2010
Photo Martyn Earle

November 2011

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4E arrives in
Enfield harbour on the
Royal Canal, 29/10/2011
Read about his travels here.
Photo by A J Vosse
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IWAI gang aboard Bád Eile
visiting the Tall Ships in
Waterford on the River Suir.
Read about photographer Noel Griffin's voyage from Killaloe to Waterford:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Photo Noel Griffin
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Birling near Shannonbridge
on the River Shannon
Photo Paul Scannell
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Richard Ellis during a recent
Powerboat branch of IWAI
visit to the Corrib
Photo Anne Mullins

October 2011

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Rambler at Coolnahay
on the Royal Canal
Official site of the Rambler's
voyage with Dick Warner,
shown as Waterways on RTE,
is here.  More information/chat
 etc. here, here and here.
Photo by Joe Treacy
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Atoll at anchor off Inchclearaun,
Lough Ree, 26 July.
Photo Brendan Walls
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Aqualegia on the Clodiagh, Sept 2011
More information on HBA's visit to Portlaw is here and here and here
Photo Giles Byford
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The Powerboat branch of IWAI visit the Corrib
more photos here
Photo Lorna Shanley

September 2011

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In 2009, 24 members of the
Erne Branch of IWAI visited
the Slaney
 
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4E was trapped at this location
on the Royal Canal in the '60s
and bought as a shell by
Joe Treacy in 1980. 
Read about his bringing 4E home
after 31 years.
Photo Joe Treacy
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Heritage Day re-enactment at Rinndoon,
Lough Ree,
28 August 2011
Photo Dermot Kelly
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Fionnuisce crossing
the Royal Canal's M50 Aqueduct
with Alan & Olive Rainey, Orla
and Grace (5 mths) Wylie,
19 July 2011, during their
Green & Silver voyage. 
More photos here
Photo Chris Wylie

August 2011

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2011 Shannon Rally
Photo Conor Meegan
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Mick Farrell making room for
31B
on the Naas Line of the
Grand Canal, 3rd May 2011
Read more about 31B's
Green & Silver voyage here.
Photo Holly Farrell
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Fitting of the balance beam
to the south breast gate of
the sea lock on the
Boyne Navigation -
more information here
Photo Tommy McLoughlin
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Carrick-on-Shannon Rowing Club
training on Lough Rynn, Mohill,
Co Leitrim, 3rd July 2011 -
more photos here
Photo Keith Nolan

July 2011

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Blackthorn making the journey home on the Royal Canal -
Ciaran Clinton has a lovely
report on its journey here
Photo Karina Kerrigan
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Shee Finnaha with a happy Derry Smyth
Photo Paul Scannell
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The Shannon above Banagher, 02 June 2011
Photo Brendan Walls
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Rambler in reverse on the
Royal Canal -
read about its journey
here and here.
Photo Craig Vosse

June 2011

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Athlone with Portumna bridge
in the background. 
"Athlone" was built ~1862
and went out of service in 1917
Photo by permission of
Tony McCarthy
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The HBA moored at Bagenalstown, 26/04/11
Photo James Burke
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Delphin resorts to outboard power at the 7th lock of the
 Grand Canal 28/05/11 -
more photos from the
Dublin Rally are here
Photo Michael Slevin
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Finnery at Carriglead Lock, River Barrow, 14/04/11
Read Tina's blog about this hire trip down the Barrow here.
Photo Tina Klug

May 2011

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Bluebells, Inishdavar,
Lower Lough Erne,
23rd May 2010

Photo Helga Kingston
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The Clontarf Yacht Club flotilla
travelling to Athlone YC via
the Royal Canal, April 2011
Photo Marc Gleeson
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A boat destined for the
Emerald Star fleet under a
Scherzer Bridge, Dublin, 1971
(see info on archive
film-show and talk here)

Photo Mike Lawlor
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Part of the Dublin Rally fleet
descending into Dublin via the
Royal Canal, May 1st 2011
More information here
Photo Padraig Leddy

April 2011

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Taken from the Maid of Antrim,  Lough Neagh 2010, near Cranfield
Photo Con Law
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Bobby & Ben on the River Shannon
Photo Miriam Higgins
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The one that got away
... at least we think that's what Alan is talking about
on the Liffey during the Dublin Branch Small Boat Rally, Feb 2011
Photo Michael Slevin
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Lifting maintenance barge "77M" on 22nd March 2011 at Fenniscourt Lock on the River Barrow.  More information here.
Photo James Burke

March 2011

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Summer idyll at Knockvicar
Photo Paul Garland
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Sean Nós 50 hp Merc blue band engine. 
(Sean Nós is a homebuilt Glen-L Malahini)
more info here
Fergal is a member of the newly-formed Powerboat branch of the IWAI
Photo Fergal Butler
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Carrick-on-Shannon Rowing Club's
'Head Of the Shannon'
on Saturday February 26th, 2011
Photo Keith Nolan
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Barossa in Grand Canal Dock, February 27th, 2011
photographed at the end of a Dublin Small Boat Rally on the Liffey
Photo Michael Slevin

February 2011

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A leaking aquaduct at Monasterevin following the thaw, 08Jan2011
Photo by Neil Dinnen
(compare it to Michael Carroll's photo below )
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Lough Derg Branch trip to the Errina Canal, Limerick
08Jan2011
Photo by Joe Treacey
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Grand Canal at Rathangan, 21st Jan 2011
Sean Patterson,
Newry Branch
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Albert Basin, Newry, Christmas Day 2010
Sean Patterson
Newry Branch

January 2011

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The aqueduct at Monasterevin with icicles reaching into the River Barrow
Photo by Michael Carroll
(compare it with Tom Kirby's 1962 photo here )
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A snowy Ram's Island,
Lough Neagh
Photo Michael Savage
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Frosty canal bank, Sallins
Photo Conor Nolan
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The annual Mohill Christmas
Charity Swim at Lough Rinn is a
bit more challenging this year!
Photo Peter Kelly
See also a short video of the event.
       


See also photos for previous years: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 20062005, 2004, 2003 and earlier

Send us your photos

All are welcome to send us photos on an Inland Waterways theme by email for inclusion on our front page.  Please bear in mind that we will reduce pictures to 10kb or less (JPG format). We're happy to handle any of the resizing, transformation etc. so don't worry about the size etc. of the photos submitted.  We may also have to crop slightly to fit the picture format.  Copyright © remains with the identified photographers.  However, you agree to permit us to keep copies on the IWAI website for display and for download.  Submit Photos to: , together with photographer's name, location featured and any other relevant information.

Many thanks in advance,
Michael Slevin

 


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