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Winning Gig Crew outside Twomey's Bar351 viewsRegatta 1960’s. Left to right: Nicholas McCarthy, Jimmy Murphy,
Jack (Cudeen) Murphy, Dick (Doc) Murphy, Michael O’Neill,
Dan O’Sullivan, Timmy O’Sullivan John O’Brien, Frankie Holland,
Brian O’Sheil and Kieran (Tich) Murphy.
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Beara Technical School team 1952351 viewsFront row, L to R: Mr O’Dea. (Teacher), Seamus McMahon (Adrigole), Donal Kelly. (Garnish), Robbie O’Dwyer, (Ardgroorn), John Cronin, (Castletownbere),
Frankie Sullivan, (Castletownbere), Liam Lehane, (Urhan), Denis Mc Carthy, (Glenbeg), Miceal Walsh, (Headmaster).
Second row L to R: Owen O’Sullivan, (Bere Island), Peter Fitt, (Bere Island), Noel Buckley, (Filane), Michael Hanley, (Eyeries), M. Crowley, (Bere Island), Kieran Cotter,
(Castletownhere), Dave Power, (Castletownbere), Jerry Mc Carthy, (Urhan).
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Ballycrovane N.S. 1914349 viewsJeremiah McCarthy teacher with a group of pupils
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The New Hotel. Castletown Berehaven349 viewsLooking across from Cametringane in 1904
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Princess Beara346 viewsThe S.S Princess Beara
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Daniel Tallon346 viewsGroup taken at Mansion House, Dublin. Daniel Tallon, Lord Mayor of Dublin 1897 to 1899 (after whom the Tallon Road is Called), is seated in centre front row. Second from left at rear is his Secretary Thomas Kennedy who was a native of Castletownbere and who accompanied him on his visit to inspect the distress in Beara in 1898
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Old Pier 1800s345 viewsDrawing of the Old Pier, Castletownbere in the late 1800's
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British Fleet at Berehaven. Late 1800's345 views
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All for Ireland League 1910344 viewsAll-for-Ireland League group portrait of five of its Independent Members of Parliament, 1910. These are: -
Patrick Guiney (North Cork), James Gilhooly (West Cork), Maurice Healy (North-east Cork), D. D. Sheehan (Mid Cork), and Eugene Crean (South-east Cork).
The other MPs elected in January 1910 were: - William O'Brien (Cork city), John O'Donnell (South Mayo) and Timothy Michael Healy (North Louth). Elected in December 1910 was John P. Walsh (South Cork). Maurice and Timothy Healy were brothers
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Faces in the Crowd344 viewsBerehaven Regatta 1959
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Cattle Boat343 viewsLoading Cattle at at the old Pier Castletownbere during W.W.1 The man with the stick may be Mike Sullivan (Sherrig) of Bere Island
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Kilmacowen National School 1930's343 views
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Irish Army342 viewsThe Irish Army in the Square 1939
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Bere Island341 viewsThe handover of Bere Island by the British to the Irish Free State, (Saorstát Éireann)
26th September 1938.
Although Southern Ireland won Dominion Status on the 6th December 1921, the United Kingdom retained control as sovereign bases, three deep water ports in Ireland. Known collectively as the Treaty Ports, these were respectively, Castletown Berehaven, Lough Swilly and Queenstown (Cobh)
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Instructing the Band in Twomey's Bar341 viewsTo the left, Jimmy McGuire, Centre, Paddy (Papa) Lowney, On the right, David Flynn. Date Unknown
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Lace Making Group. 1906339 viewsA Lace Class was started by the Congested District Board, Castletownbere on the 10th March 1906. Miss Mary Roche was the first teacher. At a later date this industry was taken over by the Sisters of Mercy. The Industry flourished; employment and training in machine knitting and in the making of Limerick Lace were given to many girls in Beara. The lace Class was discontinued in the late 1940’s.
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