Tagged: Stradbally

Stradbally: 6th August 2023

Our President Paul Murphy paid a fleeting visit to our site at Stradbally to perform his final check on work undertaken in advance of the big day on Sunday.  This was Saturday evening.  He would be AWOL on Sunday.  His assistant John was elevated to...

Stradbally August 2019

The 55th annual steam rally took place at Stradbally, Co. Laois over the 4th August 2019 bank holiday week end and we accepted an invitation to present our Model T ford cars and commercials at as a static display on Sunday. On the previous evening...

Stradbally August 2018

The August 2018 bank holiday week end was sunny and warm.  Record making crowds attended the annual steam festival. Our club hosted a stand where we had a static display of Model T Ford cars, commercials and agricultural vehicles.  Plenty of visitors turned up to...

Stradbally August 2017

We gathered at Stradbally on the first Sunday over the bank holiday week end to celebrate with our hosts their 53rd Annual Steam Rally. To the fore were John Hendy and Paul Murphy, the duo that do the real preparations to make our day enjoyable...

Stradbally August 2016

John Hendy and Paul Murphy mounted the best display stand at the annual steam fair held at Stradbally over the August week end where a large display upwards of 30 vehicles were positioned for members of the public to view and admire. The weather was...

Stradbally August 2015

Weather forecast for Sunday was for an inclement experience but happily for all, after a mid morning shower where refuge was sought in the dining hall, it was sunshine all the way. Members who showed up were photographed at random. Eleanor and troops provided hot refreshments...

Stradbally Static Show August 2014

With encouragement from John Hendy and Paul Murphy, we did our best to accumulate in one go, a selection of cars as near as possible in numbers to fifty vehicles, to help the Stradbally Steam festival organisers celebrate 50 years of continuous festivals. We nearly...

Stradbally August 2013

Sunday 4th August bank holiday weekend in Ireland, at Stradbally, Co. Laois was the date and venue for our static display of Model T Ford cars and commercials at the National Steam Show.  Such an occasion is a gathering of T owners and friends to meet and...