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All our Members accounts and Photo Albums have been transfered to the new Heritage PhotoSite at: www.bhs.ie/heritage
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| Random files - Days of Yore |
Technical School389 viewsTechnical School Staff 1960: Back row: Dave Crowley, Fr. McEligott, Seamus Lordan. Front row: Eileen Cotter, Michael Walsh, E. Duggan and Helen O’Sullivan.
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Dursey Island257 viewsPloughing on Dursey Island in the 1930's
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Our New Hope409 viewsDonal O’Sullivan, Sean Minihane, Diarmuid Murphy, Gerry McCarthy, Aiden Harrington, Gary Murphy, Anne McCarthy enjoy the thrill of holding the Sam Maguire in 1973
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Atlantic Telegraph Fleet 20th July 1865281 viewsThe war steamers ‘HMS Terrible’ and ‘HMS Sphinx’ moored alongside the S.S. Great Eastern at the eastern end of Bere Haven before the historic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean laying the first successful telegraph cable to America
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John Hurley272 viewsJohn Hurley was a native of Fuhir, Castletownbere and was shot dead on duty while attempting to arrest a suspect outside Tipperary Town on 26th April 1916. A Sergeant O’Rourke was also fatally wounded in the same incident.
Constable Hurley was buried in the North Road Cemetery and a Celtic Cross was erected in his memory. The inscription reads: - R.I.P. “Erected to the memory of John Hurley (24 years) who died 26 April 1916 from wounds received whilst gallantly doing his duty as a member of The Royal Irish Constabulary. Erected by his sorrowing parents and by the subscribers of the Irish Police and Constabulary Fund”
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Group of locals184 viewsOutside the Royal Naval Hotel, West End, Castletownbere. Early 1900’s
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Castletownbere Band288 viewsDate Unknown
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Dunboy Castle218 views
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| Last additions - Days of Yore |
The Old Mill. Castletownbere451 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Perrin Hotel. Glengarriff459 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Post Office. Glengarriff484 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Church of Ireland. Glengarriff472 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Roches Royal Hotel. Glengarriff474 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Tourist Car487 viewsOutside the Eccles Hotel, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
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Battleship 1st Class463 viewsPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown.
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Adrigole Bridge408 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Bantry Pierhead438 views‘Lady Elsie’ arriving from Castletownbere to meet the train
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Bellevue Hotel. Glengarriff455 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Casey’s Hotel? Glengarriff477 viewsJul 28, 2010
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The Slipway outside Eccles Hotel471 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Glengarriff Castle496 viewsJul 28, 2010
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The ‘Lady Elsie’ 459 viewsBerthed alongside the landing, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
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The ‘Lady Elsie’ Glengarriff447 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Lord Bantry’s Lodge. Glengarriff185 viewsJul 28, 2010
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