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John 'the Yank' Harrington928 viewsBeara and Butte
(3/10/1903 - 2/2/2004)
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John the (Yank) Harrington782 viewsGerard (Gerdie) Harrington, John Patrick Harrington and Connie Murphy. Butte, Montana 2001
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Castletownbere School781 viewsCastletownbere School 1964: Back row: Leonard McCarthy, Michael FitzPatrick,
Richard Murphy, Liam Hanley, Timothy O’Sullivan,
Nicky McGuinness, Roy Sheehan, Kieran Murphy.
Front row: Anthony Power, Rory Crowley, Thomas O’Grady,
Breda O’Driscoll, Ann Marie Crowley,
Gretta Murphy, Nicholas McCarthy and Brian Murphy.
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Gerard Harrington766 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
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Jim (The Smith) Harrington747 viewsJim (The Smith) Harrington at work at the forge.
Which forge is it, West End or North Road?
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Bernie Cahill722 viewsAer Lingus chairman Bernie Cahill, Bere Island, who drowned tragically in a boating accident. August 15th 2001, aged 70
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Wiseman's Hill659 viewsWisemans Hill, West End, Castletownbere. Note the oil lamp, no electricity came into the town until the early 1950’s
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In London585 viewsSeated Josie Harrington (Caherkeem), Fr Paddy Harrington (Eyeries)
Bishop Eamonn Casey, Fr Oliver O’Sullivan (Allihies)
standing left to right Jerry Harrington (Caherkeem)
Maureen Harrington (Knockoura)
Denis O’Sullivan (Urhan)
Fr Dermot Nash (Eyeries), Joe Sheehan (Urhan)
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Fr. Jackie O'Sullivan559 viewsA picture taken of the family of Fr. Jackie O’Sullivan (Mountain) East End, Castletownbere. 1950’s
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Well known Beara fishermen500 viewsBilly O’Driscoll, Sean Cotter, Danny (Boy) O’Driscoll,
John D. O’Sullivan and John Edward Harrington
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Eva Lowney's Bar mid 1960's461 viewsOn Stool, Liam Sheehan. Left to right. Tommy Brennan, Bill Sheehan, John Shanahan, ?, Paddy (Papa) Lowney. Tommy and John worked opposite Lowney's at the Berehaven Bakery Company, (now the Olde Bakery Restaurant)
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Cait O'Sullivan443 viewsCait (Owen) Eugine O'Sullivan, Kilmichael, Dursey Island
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Blacksmith439 viewsNoel Harrington shoeing wheels at Harrington's Forge, West End
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Dursey Sound Oarsmen437 views
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Brandy Hall School, 1931426 viewsBack row L to R. Teacher Patrick O’Neill, Patrick Harrington, Gerard (Gerdie) Harrington, P.J Broderick, Donal (Pake) O’Neill, Pat Murphy, Frank Murphy, Joe O’Shea (Square), Fergus O’Neill, Brendan Lyne, Jackie O’Sullivan, Pádraig Shea, Teacher.
Middle L to R. Willie Harrington, Willie Sheehan, Eamon Murphy, Tommy Brennan, Bernard Shanahan, Brendan Hanley, Michael Maher, Michael O’Neill, Pat O’Sullivan (Giles), George
Hegarty, Donal Murphy.
Front L to R. Paddy Sheehan, Tim Moriarty, Joe O’Shea (West End), Paddy Crowley, John McAuliffe. Michael Hanley, Donie (Dole) Murphy and Michael Harrington
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Young Fishermen419 viewsTwo budding fishermen show off their skill at the Old Pier in 1938
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