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Lunaria


Lunaria

this was my father and uncles last boat pictured from her partner at the herring taking lifts aboard in approx 83 still fishing in ireland as the padraig something at the gill nets




    restlesswave
    Oct 19 2008 01:54 PM
    paraic seosamh (irish for pauric joseph) WD194- was in greencastle for a while as lunaria
    she was sold in 96 to adrian mac ........ and kept her name he then went and got a new boat built in spain sister ship to foyle warrioir i think and this was sold on again

    restlesswave
    Oct 19 2008 03:00 PM
    aye i couldn`t think who had her in greencastle-adrian mc clenaghan -he replaced her with the northern celt..
    where was she built lads??
    she was built in norway in 1974 for jack miller as the golden star for bangor

    Xander Fulton
    Oct 20 2008 09:14 PM
    My dad says it must be 1 of the rare nights you didn't get your quota from my uncle Grieve and Boulder Bill

    only joking
    aye well we were the shooting boat the most o the time zander but when they worked the foursome it worked just fine

    Xander Fulton
    Oct 20 2008 09:17 PM
    my dad says you's all worked well the gither

    bert reid boats always the best
    now owned by micheal o connell and cristy hannon converted to gillnetter two years ago rengined and refitted throughout
    what eng is in her now the cummins was fitted 89 and overhauled 96/7 she had a new shaft and prop in 91