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Incorporating The Irish Fire Service Preservation Group
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Fire Service preservation movement in Ireland as we know it today began about 30 years ago, at that time most old fire engines in the country were owned by local  Authorities. Old fire engines in private hands were few and far between. The  first person I knew that had old fire engine preserved was Chris  Prendergast in  Co. Carlow and that was in the mid 1980’s. In 1986 Chris was one of 3 people  that organised the Dublin Bay Rally which ran until 1994. By the late 1980’s  there were a few more fire engines in private hands notable 2 ex  Co. Clare  appliances one owned by Pauric Cullen from Mullingar and the other by  Sean  Keoghan from Kilbeggan. By that the time the preservation movement was gathering  steam, Pauric Cullen set up “1st Fire Engine Rally” on Saturday 6th Oct 1990 at  Locks Distillery, Kilbeggan followed by 2 more rallies in 1991 and 1992. This  really started the ball rolling more private preservationists were  appearing on  the scene Dan Doherty from Roscommon, Jim Fallon from Sligo, Garry Manahan and  Jim Kavanagh from Dublin, Bernard O’Grady from Kilbeggan, Jim Byrne from  Drogheda, Des Durkin from Dublin. A Collection of Helmets and Fire Memorabilia  was exhibited at the Fire Engine rally by Las Fallon from Dublin.Firemen from  around the country started to bring out appliances old and new from their own  stations. The Connelly Bros., Station Officer Paddy and Driver John from  Graiguenamanagh brought along 2 Appliances, Brigade Fitter Teddy Ryan the F12  from Kilkenny City, Co. Louth’s 2 Dennis F12s from Dundalk and Drogheda, Irish  Rail’s 1935 Merryweather from Inchicore works, Station Officer Robert O’Connor  with Carlow’s 1936 Ford V8, Dublin Fire Brigade sent along a TL, Station Officer  Tony Lalor Austin /Roberts from Monasterevan, Station Officer Jim Hogan from  Newbridge an ET, The Doyle Bros from Naas Anthony and Tommy the Unimog, Michael  Corcoran from the National Transport Museum a Horse Drawn Steamer, on home  ground Station Officer Tom Webster from Athlone ensured the Karrier and ET were  there.
In the late 1990’s Mick Murphy from  Innishannon ran a fire  section at the Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally. The fire section at the  rally ran for 3 years and was a huge success. Then in 1999 I decided it was time  to do my bit by calling a meeting at our home in Athy and as a result of that  meeting The Irish Fire Service Preservation Group was formed in Athy on 19th  January 1999 better known today as the Fire Service Trust. Over the last 11  years the Fire Service Trust has grown into an internationally known  Preservation Group representing the Irish Fire Preservationist at events at home  and abroad. The Fire Service Trust has also become a familiar face at Heritage  Centres, Libraries, Conferences, Station Openings and Recruit Passing out  ceremonies, exhibiting old fire appliances, Archive Material, Photo’s, Log books  and Equipment relating to the history of the Fire Service in Ireland. The Fire  Service Trust has taken into its care  Fire Appliances, Equipment, Documentation  and Photographs from Fire Brigades and Individuals from all over Ireland. The  trust has now the largest collection of old Fire Appliances, Equipment and  Archive Material in the country. The day to day running of the Trust is carried  out by the Management Team drawn from  the Trustees.

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Martin Thompson, Pauric Cullen and Chris Prendergast at the Pumathon  in Athy 2009

Stair - Caomhnú Dóiteáin in Éirinn Seirbhís Dóiteáin Gluaiseacht chaomhnú in Éirinn mar  atá a fhios againn sa lá atá inniu thosaigh thart ar 30 bliain ó shin, ag an am  sin faoi úinéireacht nó innill dóiteáin d'aois is mó sa tír ag Údaráis  áitiúla.  Innill dóiteáin Old Is go príobháideach a bhí an-beag. Ba é an chéad duine a  fhios agam go raibh a chaomhnú sean-inneall dóiteáin Chris Prendergast i gContae  Cheatharlach agus go raibh i lár na 1980's. Sa bhliain 1986, bhí Chris ar cheann  de na 3 daoine a d'eagraigh an Bhá Bhaile Átha Cliath a bhí ar siúl go dtí 1994  Rally. De réir an 1,980 déanach s, bhí cúpla innill dóiteáin  níos mó i seilbh  phríobháideach 2 suntasach fearas ex Co an Chláir úinéireacht ag Pauric Cullen Ó  Muileann gCearr agus Sean Keoghan as Cill Bheagáin, Ag an am a bhí an  ghluaiseacht a chaomhnú gaile a bhailiú, a leagtar Pauric Cullen up "1  Inneall  Dóiteáin Rally" ar Sath 6 Deireadh Fómhair, 1990 ag na Drioglainne  Glais  Bheagáin le leanúint ag 2 slógaí níos mó i 1991 agus 1992. Thosaigh sé
seo i  ndáiríre an Ball rollta preservationist níos príobháidí a bhí le feiceáil  ar an  radharc Dan Doherty as Ros Comáin, Jim Fallon ó Shligeach, Garry Manahan  agus  Jim Kavanagh ó Bhaile Átha Cliath, Bernard O'Grady as Cill Bheagáin, Jim Byrne ó  Dhroichead Átha, Des Durkin Ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. a cuireadh ar  taispeáint A  Bailiú de Cloigead agus barúlacha Dóiteáin ag léirsiú an Inneall Dóiteáin ag Las  Fallon ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. Firemen ó ar fud na tíre a thosaigh a thabhairt  amach fearais sean agus an nua as a n-stáisiúin féin. An Bros Connelly Oifigeach  Stáisiúin Paddy agus Tiománaí John ó Graugenamanagh thabhairt feadh 2 Fearais,  Briogáid an Feisteoir Teddy Ryan an F12 ó Chathair Chill Chainnigh, 2 Co Lú's  Dennis F12 ó Dhún Dealgan agus Droichead Átha, ráillí Gaeilge 1935 Merryweather  ó oibreacha Inchore, Oifigeach Stáisiúin  Robert O 'Connor le 1936 Cheatharlach  V8 Ford Bhriogáid Dóiteáin Átha Cliath  chuig feadh, TL Oifigeach Stáisiúin Tony  Lalor Austin / Roberts ó Monasterevan, Oifigeach Stáisiúin Jim Hogan as  Droichead Nua an ET, an Bros Doyle ó Nás na Rí
Anthony agus Tommy an Unimog,  Michael Corcoran ón Náisiúnta Músaem Iompair Capall Tarraingthe long, Ar Coman  Oifigeach Stáisiúin Tom Webster ó Bhaile Átha Luain chinntigh an Karrier agus ET  bhí ann. I ndeireadh 1990, Mick Murphy's ó Inis Eonain Reáchtáil alt dóiteán  ag an gaile Inis Eonain & Vintage Rally. An t-alt dóiteáin ag an mhórshiúl  ar siúl ar feadh 3 bliana agus bhí  rath mór. Ansin i 1999, chinn mé go raibh sé  in am dom rud beag a dhéanamh trí  ghlaoch a chur ar chruinniú ag ár bhaile i  mBaile Átha Í, agus mar thoradh ar  an chruinnithe sin na Gaeilge Seirbhís  Dóiteáin Caomhnú Bunaíodh Grúpa i mBaile  Átha Í ar 19 Eanáir, 1999 inniu mar is  fearr aithne ar an tSeirbhís Dóiteáin  Iontaobhas . thar na 11 bliain anuas  tá méadú tagtha ar an tSeirbhís  Dóiteáin Iontaobhas isteach cáil orthu go  hidirnáisiúnta Grúpa Caomhnú a  ionadaíonn do na Dóiteáin Preservationist ag  imeachtaí Gaeilge sa bhaile agus  thar lear. An tSeirbhís Dóiteáin Iontaobhas  chomh maith go mbeidh duine ar an  eolas ag na hIonaid Oidhreachta, Leabharlanna,  Comhdhálacha, Station oscailtí  agus earcú outs bhás, dtaispeánfar fearais  dóiteáin d'aois, Cartlann Ábhar,  Photo's, leabhair Logáil, Trealamh a bhaineann  le stair na Seirbhíse DÓITEÁIN  in Éirinn. Iontaobhas an tSeirbhís Dóiteáin san  faoina gcúram Dóiteáin Fearais,Trealamh, Doiciméadú, Grianghraif ó Bhriogáid  Dóiteáin agus ar dhaoine aonair ó gach cearn d'Éirinn. Tá an tIontaobhas anois  an bailiúchán is mó de na sean  Dóiteáin Fearais, Trealamh agus Cartlann Ábhar sa  tír. An Lá go Lá rith an  iontaobhas i gcrích ag Foireann Bainistíochta a  shíneann ó na hIontaobh


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