Kildare Co. Fire Brigade Heritage Exhibition Jan 2009

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Irish Ropes Cup along with small cups given to winning team members

The small cups in this display were awarded to the late Tom Doyle Naas, The late Jim Gaffney Naas and the late Tom Langton Athy.

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Adrian Kelly CFO County Clare Fire & Rescue Service ,Martin Thompson FST and Tom Burke SACFO Co. Clare Fire &Rescue Service

Fintin O'Neill retired ACFO ops Carlow Fire & Rescue Service

Members of The Fire Service Trust , Liam Bardon Mullingar Fire Brigade , David Ballintyne ex Navan Fire Brigade , Mick Shaw Mullingar Fire Brigade.

SACFO Tom Burke County Clare Fire & Rescue Service , ACFO Brian Prenderville Kildare Fire Service, Martin Thompson Fire Service Trust.

Pauric Cullen Stn/O Longford making a presentation to Martin Thompson on behalf of Members of Fire Service Trust ,Ann Thompson is also in the photo.

Michael FitzSimons, CFO Kildare Fire Service ,Peter Bluett President Institution of Fire Engineers, Martin Thompson FST

Dermot O'Connor FST speaking to Laz Fallon Dublin Fire Brigade and Dan Whelan Curragh Camp Fire Brigade

Red AFS Hemlet worn by Helen Gaffney Naas 1964 -1969 , Cap worn by Martin Thompson Athy AFS 1976 -1978 Black helmet worn by Naas AFS

1953 Coventry Climax PP carried on Green Goddess

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Uniform worn by Kildare Firefighter of 1980;s Helmet of Station Officer Anthony Doyle Naas ,

Lads you can't buy experience

Tunic of Athy Town Vol Fire Brigade 1880's

Tunic of Curragh Camp Fireman 1922

John Shaughnessy ,Sean Bradley , Joseph Foley and Clare Germaine of Athy Fire Brigade .

Las Fallon Dublin Fire Brigade . Michael FitzSimons CFO Kildare Fire & Rescue Service

Martin Thompson FST ,Noel Murphy retired AFCO op's Kildare County Fire Brigade

Dan Whelan Curragh Camp Fire Brigade, Martin Thompson FST

Ann Thompson FST with Martina Foley ( ff Foleys Mother ) and John Joe Bradley ( ff Bradleys Father )

Paul Langton Athy Fire Brigade 1971- 1983 ,Frank Taaffe Athy Local History Group and Martin Thompson FST.

What is Tom up to !!!!

Station Officer Pauric Cullen Longford , Ann & Martin Thompson FST and Station Officer Anthony Doyle Naas.

Members of Athy and Monastervin Fire Brigades with Stn/O Ben Woodhouse and CFO Michael FitzSimons .

Michael FitzSimons CFO Kildare, Martin Thompson FST Chanel Donnelly SACFO Kildare, Minister Sean PowerTD, Ben Woodhouse Stn/O Athy

Michael FitzSimons CfO Kildare Fire Service , Martin Thompson FST, Minister Sean Power TD,

Martin Thompson FST Michael FitzSimons CFO Kildare Co. Fire & Rescue Service

View of what was once fire appliance bays of Athy Fire Station 2nd or a water Carrier stood on this side

Jimmy Byrne Kildare Civil Defence , Majella Whyte, Luke Wynne