I firmly believe that, while nice to look at immediately they are taken, photographs take on a very special interest when they are at least say, five years old.
My memory for names is not the best, so I will have to apologise a lot for those I cannot remember!

What better way to start my photos than with one representing Ireland, England and Scotland! Tony Kehoe of New Ross, Steve (then with the Racing Pigeon) and Ken Melvin of Scotland. Here I go already - sorry Steve, your sirname escapes me!


Two of these three gentlemen are, sadly, no longer with us.On the right is Aldo Andreucetti of the Dublin Homing Club, next the late Joe White of the Dublin North East, and finally, the late Tony McGauley of the Dublin Homing Club.


Weren't they handsome men when this photo was taken! It shows Toby Coleman of Greenhills receiving a presentation from Kevin 'Bosmolen' Doyle on the occasion of winning the ISRF Young Bird Barleycove Open Race. If you look closely at the right-hand side of the picture you will see Noel 'Nodger' Smith keeping an eye on the whole proceedings!


This photo was obviously taken at a Cabra RPC function, for it shows, left to right, the late John Hopkins, Terence O'Brien, and Christy Brennan.


Three stalwards of the sport! Lockie Brennan on the left, Tom Kilpatrick and the late great Paddy Donnelly.


One of the great fliers on the North Road out of Dublin, the late Peter Shaw, pictured here with the Walton & Byrne partnership.


I am glad that Willie Hore of Wexford came to my rescue on this one. As I was entering it on the site Willie phoned and filled me in on the identity of some of the people! So, with confidence, I can state that the late Marty Siggins is on the left of the picture, with Angela Whitmore and Jim Power seated opposite him. Standing at the back are the late Phil Whitmore,the late Bobby Hore and Des Redmond.


Cecil de Khors of Dubli Premier receiving an award from the late Tony McGauley. In the background on the left of Cecil is Joe Caulfield of Cabra, and the person peeping out between the two main characters is the late Dinny Boy Desmond.


Another photo from the archives of North Road racing in Dublin. Here we see Jimmy and Ethel Jones receiving their trophies in the North Star Hotel in Dublin.


This is a photo I took in the Finglas club, at one of their shows. In the back row we see Colm Reid, now racing with Balbriggan RPC, Liam Donnelly, Mick Gilligan and Williw Wynne. Front row, on the right is Pascal Mulcahy of the Dublin Homing Club.


The man who really became a legend in his own lifetime, here seen seated at the table at a show in the Dublin North Road Invitation club, the late Stuart Cant.


Christy Keogh of the Dublin Homing Club with his wife, Sophie.


This shows the N.I.P.A. lib site at Tullamore. As is plain to see, not an obsticle in sight, and well out into the country, away from everybody. The white car in the bottom right corner was my car at the time. A few months later, one Friday morning, I went outside my door to go to work, and it just wasn't there anymore! It was never seen again. Don't think I am blaming the N.I.P.A. for that!!!!!


I took this photo in Ballyfermot some years ago - Ken McConaghie (General Secretary IHU), Kevin 'Bosmolin' Doyle and Jimmy Hughes (Secretary North Region IHU)

Not only great pigeon fanciers, but great friends into the bargain. The late John McCarthy with Tommy Lowry, Secretary of the Irish South Road Federation.

This photo of the RPRA ladies I took many years ago.That is the late Mrs. Mac on the left.

In the centre is the man who was a legend in his lifetime - Billy Parkes. He is flanked here by Mr & Mrs Magill of Randalstown.

One of the great characters of pigeon-racing here in Ireland - Patsy "The Bishop" Ryan of Thurles with his charming wife, Peggy.

Here is where the memory loss comes in again, I'm afraid. The two in the centre are Lockie Brennan and Tom Kilpatrick, and my apologies to the othr two!

That lovely lady is Julie Darragh, who was Secretary of the Irish National Flying Club at the time I took the photo. On the left is Jimmy Hughes, and on the right, the late Christy O'Connor


This is a very-well known Dublin fancier, but how many of you Dubs can recognise who he is?


Sorry about the quality of this picture taken from a 1999 souvenir programme of an International Boxing Match between Ireland and Sweden. In the centre you see a young amateur boxer, Bernard Dunne, being gloved up for his final at the National Serior Championships. Bernard has since, of course, gone on to become WBA Super Bantham Weight World Champion. Have a look at the glove steward (on the right) - he is the same fancier whom you might not have recognised in the previous photo!
Standing behind Bernard (left of picture) is his father, well-known Clondalkin fancier, Brendan Dunne.