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Atlantic Telegraph Fleet 20th July 1865281 viewsThe war steamers ‘HMS Terrible’ and ‘HMS Sphinx’ moored alongside the S.S. Great Eastern at the eastern end of Bere Haven before the historic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean laying the first successful telegraph cable to America
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View of Castletownbere Ferry Slipway141 viewsPhoto taken July 2006
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Cait O'Sullivan566 viewsCait (Owen) Eugine O'Sullivan, Kilmichael, Dursey Island
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Dursey Sound Oarsmen558 views
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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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Emigration Office394 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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Aghista Bridge247 viewsThis medieval Bridge over the Kista stream was part of the original route from Glengarriff to Castletown Berehaven
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Fr. Brian Harrington with his Sisters386 viewsFr. Brian, Sr. Patricia, Sr. Kathleen, Sr. Sheila Harrington (all three Sisters of Mercy) Fall River, Mass.
Their Grandmother was Mary Harrington, Kilcatherine, Eyeries.
Their Father was Jeremiah Harrington, Hollyhill, Rossmacowen
(emigrated to New Bedford, Massachusetts and married Eileen Cronin)
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The New Hotel. Castletown Berehaven349 viewsLooking across from Cametringane in 1904Oct 24, 2010
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The Old Mill. Castletownbere451 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Perrin Hotel. Glengarriff459 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Post Office. Glengarriff484 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Church of Ireland. Glengarriff472 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Roches Royal Hotel. Glengarriff474 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Tourist Car487 viewsOutside the Eccles Hotel, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
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Battleship 1st Class463 viewsPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown.
Jul 28, 2010
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Adrigole Bridge408 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Bantry Pierhead438 views‘Lady Elsie’ arriving from Castletownbere to meet the train
Jul 28, 2010
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Bellevue Hotel. Glengarriff455 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Casey’s Hotel? Glengarriff477 viewsJul 28, 2010
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The Slipway outside Eccles Hotel471 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Glengarriff Castle496 viewsJul 28, 2010
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The ‘Lady Elsie’ 459 viewsBerthed alongside the landing, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
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The ‘Lady Elsie’ Glengarriff447 viewsJul 28, 2010
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