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Emigration Office394 viewsThis old building was discovered around the mid 1970’s when Bill Neill's bar was demolished in preparation for the building of the new A.I.B bank in the Square. It had been known locally in past times as the Passport Office. Here it was that people bought their boat tickets and made declarations as the first stage of being accepted into the USAJan 20, 2009
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Sam Maguire291 viewsFollowing Cork’s All-Ireland football win in 1973 the Sam Maguire Cup came to Beara and is pictured here on its way to Bere Island aboard the fishing vessel 'Kathleen Anne'Jan 12, 2009
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USS Stevens & USS Oklahoma 406 viewsBerehaven Sound 1918Jan 12, 2009
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Church of the Sacred Heart221 viewsView of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Castletown Berehaven during its construction in 1911. Note the scaffolding, no steel tubes and couplers at that time; in those days scaffoldings were erected by lashing locally grown bamboo poles together with hemp ropes.Jan 11, 2009
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Dursey fishermen441 viewsEarly photo of Dursey fishermen taken on their way to the fishing groundsJan 11, 2009
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Bere Island Ferry289 viewsA helping hand is given to a reluctant cow which had just arrived at Castletownbere Pier on the old Bere Island FerryJan 11, 2009
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Fever Hospital307 viewsThe old fever hospital which once stood in the townland of Cametringane, Castletownbere. It was in use from the Famine Years until the 1920'sJan 11, 2009
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Separator Lorry230 viewsWhen the Castletownbere Creamery first opened in the late 1930’s, it had three separator lorries on the road. This photo is of a separator collecting milk at Rosmacowen BridgeJan 11, 2009
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Spillanes Bar257 viewsSisters Teresa and Julie Spillane. West End, Castletownbere. Early 1900’sJan 11, 2009
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Bridget O'Sullivan402 viewsBridget of Kilmichael, Dursey Island was the last person to be interred in the O'Sullivan Bere Tomb on Dursey IslandJan 02, 2009
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Eugene O'Sullivan383 viewsSeen here with Puxley's Mansion in the background. Eugene lived for many years on Puxley's Yacht at DunboyJan 02, 2009
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Drawing in the Hay275 viewsMichael Joe and Geraldine O'Driscoll drawing hay at Killaugh, AllihiesJan 02, 2009
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Rick Making270 viewsJohn O'Driscoll making a rick of hay at Killaugh, AllihiesJan 01, 2009
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Reaping Oats241 viewsNealie (Dan) O'Sullivan, Donal O'Sullivan and Ebbie Harrington reaping oats at CahermoreJan 01, 2009
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Postmasters389 viewsPat Harrington (Dursey Island Postmaster), Jerry Harrington, and Tony Dudley (Garnish Postmaster) early 1960'sJan 01, 2009
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Irish Lights vessel "ISOLDA"146 viewsJan 01, 2009
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