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Monastic Ruin Dursey Island558 views
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The Old Ierne558 viewsThe Irish Lights Vessel 'Ierne' was purpose built in 1898 at Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland for carrying the granite blocks and other materials used in the building of the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse. She was a steel vessel 126 ft long, had a 23 ft beam, could carry 90 tons and had a maximum speed of ten knots. Her complement was of seventeen officers and men. Sold in 1954 to Shipbreakers.
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The Old Pier556 viewsThe Old Wooden Pier. This photo looking out towards Bere Island with Dinish Island in foreground was taken in the 1930's from the roof of the Church of the Sacred Heart, Castletownbere
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Dancing at Dunboy555 viewsDancing at Dunboy in the 1960’s: (Suggested): Monica Holland, Mairead O’Driscoll, Pauline Hurley, Gillian Murphy, Sean O’Sullivan, Donal Sullivan, Aidan Downey, Peter Harrington, Mairead O’Sullivan, Edel Murphy, Pauline O’Brien, Zita Harrington and Deirdre FitzPatrick

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O'Shea's550 viewsThe Church Gate, Castletownbere
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Fairday Castletownbere550 viewsEarly image of Fairday in the Square
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Halfway House. Glengarriff549 views
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The ‘Lady Elsie’548 viewsBerthed alongside the landing, Glengarriff
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Plowing on Dursey Island547 viewsPloughing in Dursey Island in the old days when the island had a large population
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