Dublin quayside

Looks very different there today.

Yes they are guinness boats one on the left is the Miranda Guinness and Im not sure about the other one maybe the lady Patricia. The miranda was the worlds first purpose built beer tanker and carried arround 1.87 million pints of guinness concentrate on a regular run to Liverpool. They say that Guinness doesnt travel well and I have to say and Im sure most stout drinkers will agree its not the same anywhere outside of Ireland.

Yes, The Lady Patricia - ran to Runcorn. Think The Miranda Guinness was the last ship built in Bristol.

The Guinness here in Australia is shocking Kotteman - only eever have one now when I return to Dublin each year!

I couldnt just have one pint of guinness should be drank in batches of at least 6, normal saturday for me would be a midday start half a dozen porters then a bowl of coddle with a couple of slices of batch loaf to reinforce the boiler then another half dozen and waddle off home to bed magic

WE called in Sligo out of the weather if I recall right, anyway small port east coast. Down a side street and a pint of porter the best drink I`ve had before or since and I don`t care for Guiness regards Tom

Most people dont care for it Tom but once you get past the first one it doesnt half go down well

Tom,As I seem to remember Beer dos'nt go down to well with you, Do you remember that weekend in Middlesboro... Bongo
Good times eh Tom........

I`m trying to forget that,Pete Regards Tom

I do not believe the one on the right is The Lady Patricia or indeed The Lady Gwendoline. Probably the The Lady Grania. The absence of derricks is one pointer to my belief.

John