A LIFE-BOAT, built in Dublin, was stationed at Poolbeg by the Dublin Ballast Board in 1820, four years before the Institution was founded. It was " at the entrance of the River Liffey ; kept on the quay, near a crane." It is known that this life-boat rescued many lives, but there is no continuous history of the station before 1861, in which year it was taken over by the Institution with the stations at Howth and Kingstown which had also been established by the Ballast Board.

Since 1861, its life-boats have been launched on service thirty-nine times and have rescued fifty-two lives. One gold and ten silver medals have been awarded for gallantry at Poolbeg.

The gold medal was won in 1880 by Lieut. J. A. W. O'Neill Torrens of the Royal Scots Greys, who took command of the life-boat and rescued two of the crew of the steamer Robert Brown, wrecked near Pigeon House Fort.

Three other soldiers and a doctor won silver medals for their share in the same rescue.

The centenary vellum, recording the Institution's appreciation of the volun- tary work of the officers and committee of the station and of the devotion and courage of the life-boat crew, was presented to the committee of the Dublin branch on 14th May last by Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. This is the sixtieth centenary vellum to be presented.