Co. Westmeath - Updated 25/11/10
Did You Know
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* Mullingar Fire Stations. Mill Rd. up until 1932. Market House 1932 - 1947. Church Ave. 1947 - 1982. Lynn Industrial Est. 6th Dec. to Date.
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*There were 24 Volunteer firemen attached to Mill Road Fire Station.
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* Moate Fire Brigade got a new TrP in the early 1950's to replace their Handcart . The TrP was a Worthington Simpson No. T37 Serial No. Y279722.
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* In the late 1950's Moate Fire Brigade recieved a Ford Van to tow the Worthington Simspon TrP.
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* In 1962 Moate Fire Brigade recieved a Landrover Fire Appliance CLI 769 and in 1984 they recieved a new Ford /Angloco 111 BLI .Both the Landrover and Ford served at Moate until the disbandment of Moate Fire Brigade.,
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1932
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Gazey Shaw, John Creamer Station Officer , Mick McCarty, Pat Carroll, Edward Stenson , Hubert Stenson , Mick Murtagh Sub Officer.Photo taken out side the fire station at Market House Mullingar,Market House Fire Station served Mullingar from 1932-1947.
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1960
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Edward Reilly (RIP),Frank Corrigan (RIP), Mick McCarty (RIP), Larry Madden (RIP),Christy Reilly ,Peter Reilly , Jim Coleman (RIP)
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1970
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John Cully (RIP),Tony Darcy , Patrick Nooney jnr, Peter Scally , Frank Corrigan (RIP) John Bawie ,Peter Reilly, Patrick Nooney snr, (RIP ) Paddy Scally Sub, (RIP)Edward Reilly(RIP) Jack Keating Station Officer (RIP) James Dowd snr.
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1975
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John Creamer Station Officer, (RIP) Frank Corrigan (RIP) Peter Reilly ,Jack Keating (RIP), Patrick Nooney jnr, Patrick Nooney snr, Tony Darey .Photo Taken outside Fire Station at Church Ave. Mullingar
Church Ave. Fire Station served Mullingar from 1947-1982
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Jack Keating Station Officer (RIP), Anon, Paddy Scally Sub(RIP), John Cully D/M (RIP) ,Peter Reilly ,Dan Hurly Co. Manager,Jimmy Bennet Council Chairman (RIP), James Dowd snr ,Seamus Hunt CFO,Oliver Faye Contractor,Bobby McMeramin 2nd Officer,Tony Darcy ,Patrick Nooney (RIP) John Bawel . Edward Reilly (RIP) , Tom Carroll, Photo taken at the turning of the sod for the new Fire Station at Lynn Mullingar.
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Thanks to James Dowd for sharing the photos of Mullingar with us.
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1981
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22nd Jan 1986 James Dowd,Tony Darcy,John Bawle and Joe Scally.
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Lake County Hotel fire 5th June 1975
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St. Patricks Day 1988 back l-r Kim Starr,Pat Nooney jnr Tony Darcy, Adrian Smith,Joe Scally, Peter Scally, John Bawel.
front l-r Dave Shirley, James Dowd Snr, Pat Eggerton and Mick Shaw
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Flood at Goal Rd. 1987 James Down,Joe Scally,Patrick Nooney, Tony Darcy and Dave Shirley.
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Mullingar Church Street Fire Station 1947-1982
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Taconic Factory Fire 1987
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McHughe's Supermarket Mullingar 21st March 1984,Appliances in attendance were 1979 Bedford HCB/Angus 411 LI Mullingar and Karrier Carmichael Kilbeggan CLI 468.
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Thanks to James Dowd for the above Photo's ,11/12/09
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Fire Station at Kilbeggan Market House 1994
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Moate's Fire Station 1998 ( Now Closed )
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Mullingar's Karrier Carmichael at Mullingar Fire Station 1993 . when it was sold for preservation.
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The Karrier at Inistioge Rally 1999
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1983 Ford /Angloco was the last appliance to run out of Moate Fre Station before it was closed down
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1979 Bedford HCB/Angus ran out of Mullingar and its sister appliance 421 LI of Athlone.
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1988 Dodge Power Ram /Hughes ET ran out of Athlone.
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1984 Dodge Carmichael Athlone UDC
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Athlone UDC Fire Station 1998
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Mullingar's old Dennis HP in action.
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Old Fire Station at the Market House Castlepollard
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1982 Ford ran out of Kilbeggan in early 1990's (HAO 50L)
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Pat Carroll Mullingar Fire Brigade 1932
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Mullingar Fire Brigade 1932
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Dodge/ Carmichael
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ERF HP at Mullingar.
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ET at Mullingar 1986.
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Offical opening of Mullingar Fire Station 6th Dec 1982 .l-r Jack Taffe Co. Manager, Carian McGrath Co. Sec. Gerry Bennett Co. Chairman.
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Fire at the Dunner Arms Kinnagad.
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Thanks to James Dowd for the above the photo's .
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1967 ERF HP Mullingar.
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Athlone's Kerrier at Kilbeggan 1990,
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Line up at Mullingar 1987. photo James O'Dowd.
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Mullingar's Bedford HCB/Angus at a house Fire .
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Mick Shaw at a fire at the Final Fence Night Club.
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Moate Fire Brigade in the early 1950's
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Back L/R P.Mulready, N.Lynam, S.Dunne, N.Kiernan. Front L/R S.Price, T.McCormac S/O, D.O'Brien S/S/O , M.Deeman.
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Moate Fire Brigade with their new TrP in the 1950's.
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Old Dennis HP at a St. Patrick's Day Parade.Mullingar.
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Athlone Fire Brigade outside Abbey Road Fire Station.
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L/R P.Steward S/O. O.Green, P.Devanney, D.Gibson, J.Ryan,J.McCormac, F.McLoughlin, J.Harte, J.Earley, S.Gallagher, P.Greenan, R.Lee S/S/O, E.Fayne ACFO.
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Opening of Athlone Fire Station.
A presentation by S.Hunt (former CFO Westmeath) on behalf of Dublin Fire Brigade to M.Handly CFO Westmeath. Back L/R C.Whelan, J.Earley, S.Gallaher, P.Greenan, J.McCormack, F.McLoughlin, D.Gibson. Front L/R J.Harte S/S/O , E.Fayne ACFO , S.Grogan ACFO, S.Hunt ACFO Dublin, M.Handly CFO Westmeath, T.Webster S/O, R.Lee S/S/O .
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The above 7 photo's Courtsey James O'Dowd.
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Mullingar's Karrier on it's first day on the preservation scene after restoration.Jennifer along with the Karrier outside Tallaght Fire Station St. Patricks Day .1995.
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Mullingar's Karrier at the Innishannon Steam Rally 2001 ,the last time it was seen at a show.
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Off the Run 88 WH 2684 ( E169 DVH )
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89 WH 3046 ( F860 SHD ) Preserved.
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87 WH 2733 ( E999 MJT) and 88 WH 2717 ( E178 DVD ) Seen here before scrapped.
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P.Nooney Snr., P. Scally and J.Brophy.
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Mullingar Fire Station 1987 C.McGrath Co. Sec. ,J.Taffee Co. Manager, M.HynesVic Chair WH Co Co, Anon ,Marty Hanly CFO, E.Fayne ACFO, S.Grogan ACFO and J.Keating S/O.
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1987
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James Dowds grandfather P. Nooney Snr. served 25 years with Mullingar Fire Brigade.
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Mullingar Fire Brigade............... Party Time. Back: P.Nooney jnr. J.Brophy. Middle E.Reilly , T.Darcy , Anon , P.Nooney snr. F. Corrigan , J. Keatly. Front. J. Creamer , P.Scally , J. Coleman . P. Reilly and F.Murray.
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Thanks to Paraic Brophy for the above 2 photo's
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The above 3 handcarts were built for the town of Mullingar , all 3 were stationed at Mill Road Mullingar until 1932.
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Athlones Dodge /Carmichael at a St. Patricks Day Parade many years ago. Photo James O'Dowd.
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Westmeath Examiner 17th Sept. 1910
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Dennis R at the old Castlepollard Fire Station,
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