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Timmy The Bus (O'Sullivan)449 viewsMay 28, 2008
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On Her Bike505 viewsPictured at the Lighthouse Dwellings, Dursey Sound
is Lena Harrington on her motorcycle
May 28, 2008
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Jim MacCarthy451 viewsJim MacCarthy, (The Square) with his giant skateMay 28, 2008
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Catherine McFinian dhu509 viewsMay 27, 2008
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John 'the Yank' Harrington1031 viewsBeara and Butte
(3/10/1903 - 2/2/2004)
May 27, 2008
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Richard Sullivan Dhu415 viewsMay 27, 2008
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Tim Harrington M.P.388 viewsMay 27, 2008
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Dr. Aidan McCarthy (The Square, Castletownbere)420 viewsDr. Aidan McCarthy, O.B.E., G.M., M.B., B.C.H., B.A.L., Knight of St. Sylvester, Air Commodore R.A.F. (retired).
Aidan had a Miraculous Escape in 1945 when as a prisoner of the Japanese in Nagasaki, he and other prisoner's were ordered to dig a mass grave - their own. They were literally saved by the dropping of the second Atom Bomb. He was an eyewitness to the horror of the devastation and chaos that the bomb caused. Afterwards he became Administrator of the Japanese surrender being the Senior Officer in charge.
May 27, 2008
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Sean T. O'Sullivan424 viewsCroombere, EyeriesMay 27, 2008
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William Martin Murphy499 viewsMay 27, 2008
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Gerard Harrington876 viewsGerdie is the President and past Chairman of the Beara Historical Society, founded in 1986.
In 1999 he was selected as Beara Person of the Year.
He is currently contributing the weekly section of Beara and District News to the Southern Star and occasional articles under the title ‘Down Memory Lane’, a series much loved not only by the people of Beara but also by many readers in Boston
May 27, 2008
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Mike Hanley469 viewsBig Mike HanleyMay 27, 2008
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Dinnie and Ger510 viewsDinnie Phil O’Sullivan and Jeremiah O’Sullivan
Going for a load of hay on Roosk, Adrigole. 1990
May 26, 2008
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Young Fishermen554 viewsTwo budding fishermen show off their skill at the Old Pier in 1938May 25, 2008
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Blacksmith545 viewsNoel Harrington shoeing wheels at Harrington's Forge, West EndMay 25, 2008
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Cait O'Sullivan566 viewsCait (Owen) Eugine O'Sullivan, Kilmichael, Dursey IslandMay 25, 2008
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