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Tourist Car800 viewsOutside the Eccles Hotel, Glengarriff
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Berehaven Cart775 viewsThe Famous 'Berehaven Cart' outside MacCarthy's Bar, known from the poem of the same name
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Steam Roller741 viewsTarring the road, Eyeries Village
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The old Pier at Bantry726 viewsThe Bantry Bay Steamship Company commenced a thrice-weekly service between Bantry and Castletown Berehaven in 1883 with the 'SS Countess of Bantry’.
This vessel was followed by the 'Princess Beara' in 1901. Other vessels operated by Bantry Bay Steamship Co. were the 'SS Lady Elise' and the 'Lady Betty Balfour,' which operated a passenger service between Bantry and Glengarriff. Passenger sailings on the Bantry Bay route ceased in the 1940’s.
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Princess Beara723 viewsThe S.S Princess Beara
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Countess of Bantry708 viewsS.S Countess of Bantry
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Betty Balfour692 viewsThe S.S Betty Balfour leaving Glengarriff pier. Eccles Hotel in Background
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THe Road to Glenbeg676 views
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Dursey Cablecar672 viewsIrelands only Cable Car was inaugurated in 1969 by the then Taoiseach (Prime Miniser) Jack Lynch. Joining Dursey Head to Dursey Island. It can carry 6 people or one cow!
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