The Peter Power Collection.

Some years ago, I was kindly given access to a collection of photographs owned
by Mary and Peter Power, some of which are presented below.

Photo 01 - Bill and Catherine Power, Peter and Billy's parents.

Photo 02 - A colourised photo of when, in November 1968, the fishermen and fish buyers of Dunmore East donated 150 barrels of salted herring for famine relief in Biafra. This picture showing them preparing the load was featured in national newspapers at the time. The fish was valued at £900, which was a lot of money in 1968. Irish Shipping delivered the shipment. It was a generous gesture, and these men should be remembered for it.

Photo 03 - Noel McDonagh & Mayor Brendan Griffin, on a night out in the early 1980's.

Photo 04 - 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬.

Photo 05 - 𝐄𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥'𝐬.

Photo 06 - 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫.

Photo 07 - Peter Power, a great man to pull a pint.

Photo 08 - A fish auction from the 1960's.

Photo 09 - This house once stood where the Centra shop is now, beside Bill's, and was the Power family home.

Photo 10 - The Dunmore lifeboat racing an Irish naval vessel and a helicopter, at least I think that's what's going on.

Photo 11 - A fundraising event for the lifeboat at which the energetic volunteers raced across the village pushing wheelbarrows, here they are seen taking on fuel before the race.

Photo 12 - A newspaper cutting showing the damage which was caused during a storm on St. Patricks day, 1962.

Photo 13 - Katie Power, tending bar during the 1960's. Bill's bar had undergone renovation when this photo was taken.

Photo 14 - Bill Power and Rags the dog standing at the door of the butcher's shop.

Photo 15 - The Pilot Boat, Betty Breen, coming to Dunmore for the first time in 1951 from the Arklow shipyard.

Photo 16 - Buddy "Fancy" Power, one of the few men brave enough to venture out during the blizzards of the early 1980's.

Photo 17 - Johnny "The Grasshopper" O'Grady, Billy the Butchers sidekick for many years.

Photo 18 - Davey Murphy, Chrissy Fitzgerald and Nellie Murphy.

Photo 19 - Some of the people in this photo are, from the left: Tony Coffey, Cormac Kennedy, Someone? Walsh, Helen Murphy nee Walsh, Una Murphy, Someone? Church, Katie Power, Peter and Billy Power, and Una Coffey. I’m afraid I don’t have the rest of the names. The photo was taken on Stoney Cove in 1939.

Photo 20 - Having heard rumours of something called the internet, forward thinking Buddy, Bertie and Peter immediately began to plan what images they would share online, once social media became established.

Photo 21 - People taking a late afternoon stroll around the harbour.

Photo 22 - The Harbour in the 1950's.

Photo 23 - John Colfer and Walter Abrahamsson

Photo 24 - Kieran Mullins and Walter Abrahamsson.

Photo 25 - Buddy's girlfriend, Buddy 'Fancy' Power, John Phelan, Bertie McNamara and Tommy De Ville

Photo 26 - Lily White engaged in a spot of fundraising. I can’t put a name on the other lady, although she is familiar looking.

Photo 27 - A Shot From Behind The Bar

Photo 28 - The Regulars.

Photo 29 - Kathleen Sweeney Power, Ann Colfer, Josie O'Connell and Eileen Harte.

Photo 30 - Mary Power presents John Phelan with the 'Best Dressed Gentleman of the Year' award.