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Featured Pictures of the Month 2007.

Click on each photograph below for a higher resolution image. No image is larger than approx. 100kB. 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 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 20062005, 2004, 2003 and earlier.
See also our collection of Archive photos and our collection of Videos & Podcasts

December 2007

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Crew of "James & Mary" fishing for a bollard, Banagher, 16/12/06 during the floods of that year
Photo by Helen Kelly
(see shr.iwai.ie)
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A cold Rooskey, October 2007
Photo by Liz Campbell
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Ruxton's Lock on the Boyne Navigation
Photo by Seamus Costello
(see boyne.iwai.ie)
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Santy or Santa
WaterSkiing on Lough Derg
Photo by Richard Ellis
We suspect an imposter - can anyone identify Santy?
(see derg.iwai.ie)

November 2007

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Nauti Buoy on the IWAI Cruising Club's BBQ run to Scarriff, September '07.
Photo by Paul Scannell
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Boat on the Lough Allen Canal, just south of Acres Lake,
July '07
Photo by Paul Butler
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T
he quay at Newmarket-on-Fergus, June '07, at the head of the Fergus Navigation, which was quite an important port in its time
Photo by Brian J Goggin
(A report from 1832 by Capt. Mudge on the Navigation of the Fergus is here)
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Saide R at Richmond Harbour, Clondra, September '07
Photo by Brendan O'Connell

October 2007

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The Bat approaching Rathellin Lock in Bagenalstown, on the River Barrow
16th October 2004
The Bat was built in 1866.
Photo by James Burke
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Fairy Fleet, Lough Erne Classic Boat Regatta 2006,
(More info on the Regatta is found on the LEYC website here),
Photo by Stephen Carsons
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One Man and his Dogs
photo taken near
Carrick-on-Shannon, 2006
Photo by Inga Bruhns
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Monster Tubing on Lough Eidín near Carrick-on-Shannon
7th August 2007
Photo by Laoise Devonport

September 2007

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The Tuesday Night Club on the Naas Branch of the Grand Canal, April 7th, 2007.
They travelled from Ballinamore to Dublin and back (with diversions) in an extensively documented 15-day journey
See here for more.
Photo by Neil Arlidge
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Castle Island, Lough Key -
the first photo was taken in August 2003, the second in June 2007
Photo by Brian Kelly
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The Cruising Club's cruise-in-company en-route to Ballinasloe, July 22, 2007
See the extensive photo galleries on the Cruising Club's website.
Photo by Paul Scannell
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Omars River Bird -
Lough Derg Branch member Donnacha Attig (71) and Jack Donnovan (60 and MS sufferer) raising money by sailing/rowing the length of the Shannon from June 30th to August 8th 2007
Donations welcome at
 AIB 33 Northmain Street,Cork City
Acc No:18236065 Sort code:93 42 67
Photo by Paul Scannell
 

August 2007

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Canal at Muckross, Co. Kerry
Photo by Jo Krasch
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Nicky, Amy and Emma are ready for action,
Cootehall, Easter 2007,
Photo by Tommy Murphy
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Boat Launch at St. Mullins
Photo by James Burke
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M.V. Balmoral in the Newry Ship Canal  31st May, 2007
Photo by Seán Patterson
(more info on the Newry Ship Canal here)

July 2007

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Bank Mooring on the Arney River, Upper Lough Erne,
Easter Sunday 2007
Photo by Udo Vogel
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Günther in trouble!
May 2005
Photo by Marc Jungbauer
see here for more details
(in German/auf Deutsche)
Always wear a lifejacket!
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Some of the many boats who anchored just off St. Angelo Airport, Enniskillen to watch the Air Display 24th June 2007
Photo by Noel Bradley
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Nice day at Rathvinden Lock
August '06 
Photo by James Burke

June 2007

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Mink with fish, photographed on the Jamestown/Albert Canal
Photo by Inga Bruhns
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Dankbaarheid on Lough Derg, 2006
Photo by Emmett Fenlon
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That's relaxation! - photo taken 1995, kesh Co. Fermanagh
Photo by Wilhelm J. Offer
www.shannon-fans.de
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Shannon Harbour, 2001
Photo by Eoin O'Brolchain (or possibly Des Byrne ;-))
More on shr.iwai.ie

May 2007

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Sarah Holbrook on the
Dublin Rally Liffey Cruise, 2005
Photo by Richard Holbrook

see photos from this year's rally on the Dublin branch galleries
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Heritage Boat Association (HBA) Flotilla at Milford on the River Barrow
Photo by James Burke
2007 is The Year of the Barrow
- see www.barrowvalley.org
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Lord Rank in the Newry Ship Canal, 1997
Photo by Seán Patterson

Click for
more on the Newry Rally 2007 or
more on the Newry Ship Canal
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The Boyne Small Boat Rally 28th April, 2007,
Photo by Seamus Costelloe

Click for
more on the Boyne Navigation Restoration Effort

April 2007

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Ivan Mullins and "Pooch" enjoying Lough Derg
(July '06)
Photo by Bill Flynn
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Otterley on the Shannon

Photo by Paul Scannell
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Lough Key

Photo by Keith Nolan
 
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Sad sights, Royal Canal,

Photo by Ken Sampsell

March 2007

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Boat on the Kesh River,
off Lower Lough Erne

photo by Inga Bruhns
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Canoe Polo
on the Royal Canal at Kilcock

Photo by Avril Forde
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Becky by the River Slaney

Photo by Dave Walsh/
blather.net
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Devenish Island, Lough Erne

Photo by Christian Fleckenstein

February 2007

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Sunrise at Milford
on the River Barrow
2007, The Year of the Barrow
- see www.barrowvalley.org

Photo by James Burke
 
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"Water Horses" - 25/11/06
The Callows, River Shannon, south of Athlone.

Photo by Helen Kelly
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Author John Mulligan on the Royal Canal Way - his book Following in the Footsteps of the Four Famous Flannerys has just been published

Photo by Joe McDermott
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WaterLoo -
Ollie Raleigh and Tommy McLoughlin of the Boyne Canal Action Group are ready for all eventualities.  Workparties to restore the Boyne Navigation are held every 2nd Sunday - volunteers very welcome - see the event diary for information on forthcoming workparties. A overview of IWAI workparty activities can be found here.

Photo by Seamus Costello

January 2007

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Flooded Carrick-on-Shannon

Photo by Matthew Brady

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Pilotas Winter Cruising near Banagher

Photo by Paul Scannell

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Flooded Banagher Harbour

Photo by Helen Kelly

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Flooded Jetty, Drumsna

Photo by Harry Sheehy



See also photos for the year 2011, 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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