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Christmas in Crooha Lower (West), Adrigole. 1989594 viewsJohn Kinns, Mike (Lofty) O’Sullivan, Julie Ann O’Sullivan (Gerahies) and Maggie (Crooha) O’Sullivan
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USS Amabala. Fuelling Supply Tanker593 viewsStationed at Berehaven from 17th Sept 1918 to Dec 1st 1919 she was the fuel supply ship for the following Vessels stationed at Berehaven: - Nevada (Battleship No. 36, Oklahoma (Battleship No. 37), Utah (Battleship No. 31), Allen (Destroyer No. 66), Beale (Destroyer No. 40) Conyngham (Destroyer No. 58), (Stevens (Destroyer No. 86) and Terry (Destroyer No. 25)
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Battleship 1st Class593 viewsPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown
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President Truman593 viewsPresident Truman with an honour guard of Beara miners in Butte, Montana
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Middle Street, Castletown Berehaven592 viewsAlso would be known as Wisemans Hill or West End
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The Pier590 viewsThe S.S Princess Beara coming alongside the Pier at Castletownbere
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Magpies588 viewsThe Magpie team of 1915

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L.D.F588 viewsMembers of the L.D.F. pictured in Castletownbere.
Donal (Dole) Murphy, ?, ?, ?, Brendan Murphy, Bere Island and John Meade, Bere Island
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Emigration Office588 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 USA
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