Work days for me.
While the Seapoint Tower has been partly restored by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, it has only recently acquired a newly cast 24 pounder cannon.

On 10 July 2012 the cannon was getting its first test firing on location.

It had already been proof fired in England and declared fit for duty.

This inauguration was timed to coincide with the launching of a book on The Martello Towers of Dublin published jointly by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal County Councils.

Read the full story, here and more photo's http://photopol.com/seapoint/first_cannon.html

Now THAT's a black powder firearm!

Thanks for the great post!!!!!!

tac
Ruger Old Army
Colt Walker
Musketoon

Great post Paul, very interesting thanks for posting, nice piece of Irish History.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Mart ... rs#ireland

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/Conse ... 202008.pdf

http://www.martellotowersutton.com/Tower_History.html

Sikamick

Is the cannon intended to fire at noon each day? In other jurisdictions they sometimes use cannon twice daily to announces the time of day.

"Joining Pat in studio was Tim Carey, one of the authors of the book".

http://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/rte ... type=radio

Dublin’s Martello Towers
http://www.dublinpeople.com/article.php?id=1388&l=100

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Nonex any chance that could explain / describe the uniforms in the pictures above, i.e. regiment, period in history and the likes.

It's great to see this type of thing happening here, will some of the people from the reenacting groups be wearing these uniforms
at the Salute show in August.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0JEr3JR ... ure=relmfu

Sikamick

Martello tower No. 7 Tower was part of the defences of Killiney Bay.

Here are some photo's i had taken, only getting around to putting them up now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSMQxO3- ... r_embedded

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/557t.jpg/
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Paul thanks for posting the photos, very interesting stuff, any chance that you could arrange a visit to some of the towers for VCRAI members.

Sikamick

Martello Tower 7, Making of the Cannon, Killiney, Co. Dublin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BV73sWkeS4

Nonex - many thanks for the great selection of photos - with your persimmon I'd like to send them to some friends of mine in CN and USA.

@ Mick - thanks for posting that YT clip! The look-onners certainly seem to have had a good time there, eh?

Best

tac

Hi Tac,

You can post up the photo's if you like, thank's,

Paul.

Bump