I.D. apple variety?

VeeEmmy

I'd be grateful if someone would please identify the variety of this apple.

The flavour is very unique to me - lovely. It's slightly tart. The scent is almost perfume-like. The texture is delicately crisp. The fleshy part of the apple gets partially tinted pink. (Doing the best I can with the descriptions.)
It's at the end of its run for the year. Every year I mean to try to find out what kind it is and then I forget to follow through. I tried the "attribute search page" at http://www.orangepippin.com, but the closest ones that came up were introduced (to UK anyway) 1980 and after. This tree would have been planted in the 1970's. Thanks.

magicbastarder

irish seed savers do an apple identification service - but you have to pay for it...

but! they will create new trees from your apple tree too. you take cuttings and send them to them, and they will graft them on to new rootstock for you.

Bixy

I was going to suggest "Pink Lady", but the 1970s is early for its introduction.

lucylu

Red Devil??

inocybe

Sounds like my 'Discovery', don't know how old that variety is.

dxhound2005

Could be Beauty of Bath. It has partially pink flesh.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=beauty+of+bath&lr=&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=JjhTUtieLorPhAeV6oGICA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=960&bih=436&dpr=1

VeeEmmy

Thanks all. I'll look at all those varieties. I after looking at some sites, I was leaning toward Beauty of Bath. Most of those google images look like ours too. After I find out for sure and if I can't find it commercially, I'll look into the details about grafting via Irish Seed Savers that magicbastarder mentioned. Thanks again, all.

Donalde

Looks very like Michaelmas Red, so named because it is best on 29th September. Doesn't keep more than a few weeks.

Oldtree

send Andy an email with the pictures and description, he may be able to help with the id and grafting:

http://www.fruitandnut.ie/contact.html

VeeEmmy

Thanks, Donalde and Oldtree. Looks like I'll need Andy's help. I'll take a pic of the tree too.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. When (if?) I get it solved, I'll update the thread. cheers.