• DECEMBER 9, 2020
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    The Saffer I met

    The first encounters were short affairs beginning with a shout from the canal bank – how far are you going today? The morning after, he appeared on the bank near Fureys as we struggled to haul the beast backwards for a film re-take. This South African living in Enfield was serious about what had me here, which

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    • MAY 30, 2011
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    The Rambler recreating her travels on Royal Canal – June 2011

    Today, Thursday June 9th 2011 at noon, The Rambler finally eased her way under the Irish Rail – Ianrod Eireann – lifting Bridge in Dublin, probably heaved a huge sigh of relief, and set out on her journey along the Royal Canal. The Rambler is recreating her former travels along the Royal Canal, skippered by

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    • MAY 30, 2011
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    The Rambler recreating her travels on Royal Canal – June 2011

    Today, Thursday June 9th 2011 at noon, The Rambler finally eased her way under the Irish Rail – Ianrod Eireann – lifting Bridge in Dublin, probably heaved a huge sigh of relief, and set out on her journey along the Royal Canal. The Rambler is recreating her former travels along the Royal Canal, skippered by

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    • MARCH 2, 2011
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    The Rambler – 133 years on – Dublin Feb 2011

    On Feb 26th 2011, during an ideal weather window, The Rambler quietly slipped her moorings in the Outer Basin of Grand Canal Docks in Dublin and was locked through onto the Liffey. On the Liffey, she turned right and headed out into Dublin Bay, passing 21st century ferries and container ships along the way. A

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