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| Random files - Evan's Gallery |
Guarding a school yard snow fort92 views(Sprayed food coloring)
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'Bantry Bay' engraving early 1840's93 viewsEngraved by Samuel Fisher (fl.1830-1855) from an original study by Thomas Creswick. Originally produced for the part-work series "Ireland : Its Scenery, Character, &c." (London, 1841-1843).
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Cromwell's Bridge. Glengarriff109 views
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Ram of HMS Polyphemus the boat that 'Broke the Boom at Berehaven'87 views"In 1885 the ship undertook a simulated attack on a fleet at anchor at Berehaven. The principle object of this was to test tactics for a possible attack on Kronstadt Harbour in the event of the threatened war with Russia. Booms and nets (to catch propellers) were laid across the channel behind Berehaven, along with small observation mines and the area covered by machine guns and torpedo boats. Polyphemus launched a simulated attack on 30 June, evading around ten torpedoes fired by 6 torpedo boats during her 2 mile run-in and, at about 18 knots, easily smashed through the booms and a 5 inch steel hawser holding them in place."
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'Castletown Berehaven' Post Card circa 1908111 views
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2nd Cruiser Squadron Leaving Berehaven for Alderney 12th June 190699 views
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Patrick Henry Harrington's Graniteville home and Quarries in 1886 engraving110 viewsPHH's house and granite quarries on Snake Meadow Hill. His father, Beara emmigrant Patrick was a stonecutter here.
These quarries have furnished granite for (among others) in 1810 the Boston Court-house; in 1814 the New South Church; and about the same time the Congregational house on Beacon street; the old Parkman house on Bowdoin square; University hall in Cambridge; in 1818-19 the first stone block in the city, on Brattle street;” the columns for Quincy Market in Boston; the First National Bank of Boston; part of the Albany State Capitol; about twenty stories of the Bankers’ Trust Company building in New York City; the Camden Court House in New Jersey; the Presbyterian church in Savannah, Georgia; the base and approaches to the post office at New Orleans; the Frick mansion, and many other residences on the North Shore; the lower story of the new wings of the State House in Boston; many miles of curbing and paving for New England towns and cities; the Forsyth Dental Infirmary in Boston; the dam across the Merrimack River in Lawrence, MA; and the State Prison in Concord (1870-1880's).
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Fanciful 'Glengariff Inn' Currier & Ives circa 1850106 views
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| Last additions - Evan's Gallery |
Glengarriff95 viewsJun 14, 2008
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Antique map of Beara/County Cork 118 viewsJun 14, 2008
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Fanciful 'Glengariff Inn' Currier & Ives circa 1850106 viewsJun 14, 2008
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'Sugar Loaf scene'-Glengarriff90 viewsJun 14, 2008
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'Cromwells Bridge' circa 183993 viewsJun 14, 2008
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'Sugar Loaf Mountain'- Glengarriff83 viewsJun 14, 2008
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1908-1922 Collection of stamps issued by SINN FÉIN, the IRA and others88 views...includes the Sinn Fein Celtic Cross (pairs of both printings) and Wolfhound issues of 1908-09 with two postally used (rare as they were banned by the authorities), the Manchester Martyrs pair of stamps issued Easter 1916 at the same time as the Rising, the very rare complete sheet of Irish Republic Post stamps issued by North American sympathizers immediately after the 1916 execution of the Rising leaders – 8 different designs, erroneously inscribed “ERIE PUIST”, and the three stamMay 30, 2008
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Guarding a school yard snow fort92 views(Sprayed food coloring)
May 30, 2008
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Irish Free State first meter88 viewsMay 30, 2008
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'Glengarriff Harbour' and 'Otter Rock Glengarriff'107 viewsMay 29, 2008
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Adrigole104 viewsMay 29, 2008
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BRIDGET SULLIVAN, 1866 - 1948. Born in the Townland of Bileragh, Allihies. Parish of kilnamanagh95 viewsDaughter of Eugene and Margaret (Leary) Sullivan. Best known as the servant in the household of Andrew J. Borden, father of Axe murderer Lizzie.May 29, 2008
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'Bantry Bay from Mountain Road.' Glengarriff. Post Card 94 viewsMay 29, 2008
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Cromwell's Bridge. Glengarriff109 viewsMay 29, 2008
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At Glengariff106 viewsThe Protestant church and Eccles Hotel, Glengarriff. May 29, 2008
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Glengarriff Bridge102 viewsMay 29, 2008
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