Launch of The Rowland Watts Lifeboat

May 1958; The Rowland Watts Lifeboat was officially launched at the Knightstown Pier in Valentia by Mrs Sean T. O'Kelly, wife of the President of Ireland. The ceremony was followed by a reception on the front lawn of the Royal Hotel.

Unknown Town, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Photo ID: MFW005

Created: May 01, 1958

Author: © Padraig & Joan Kennelly/Kennelly Archive

Photo size: 20.1 Mpixels (57.4 MB uncompressed) - 5590x3591 pixels (18.6x12 in / 47.3x30.4 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: 1958, Agricultural & Marine, Co. Kerry, Fifties, Ireland, Lifeboats, Related Images 580221, Unknown Town

Published in: Knightstown, Agricultural & Marine, 1958, Valentia, Unknown Location