The last days of the Pibroch, the last Clyde built puffer,1957, Moored in County Galway ,Barnaderg Bay Western Ireland,ROI, Eire
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Neil Dangerfield / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
9 May 2010Location:
The Pibroch,Moored in County Galway ,Barnaderg Bay Western Ireland,ROI, EireMore information:
Puffers were once a familiar sight on the West Coast of Scotland and the Clyde. But times have changed and nearly all have disappeared. The PIBROCH is no longer afloat and was being dismantled for scrap the day after this photo was taken.The history of PIBROCH began 1957, she was the second diesel puffer operating on the west coast.Her first task was to carry grain to Islay on behalf of Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd, Glasgow. After being sold to Glenlight Shipping she worked as a supply vessel for the US Navy at Holy Loch until the mid-eighties.After a change of owner, she was moved to work around the coast of Ireland shifting rock and gravel, and this is her final mooring near Letterfrack, Co Galway, western Ireland.