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Category Albums Files
Days of YorePast images of Beara and its Peoples
14 352
Boats & Trawlers


fishermen2.jpg

26 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2009
Album viewed 518 times

British and American Navy in Berehaven


uss_navada_bb36.jpg

17 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2010
Album viewed 507 times

Buildings


puxley_mansion.jpg

38 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2010
Album viewed 518 times

Churches and Religious of Beara


church_rails.jpg

26 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2010
Album viewed 529 times

Early Transport


unloading_coal_1939.jpg

18 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2010
Album viewed 496 times

Events in the Past


politics_1932.jpg

41 files, last one added on Apr 24, 2009
Album viewed 516 times

G.A.A Teams


magpies.jpg

12 files, last one added on Mar 01, 2009
Album viewed 249 times

Groups


anna_harringtons.jpg

23 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2009
Album viewed 515 times

Historical Sites


ogham_stone.jpg

31 files, last one added on Jun 27, 2010
Album viewed 516 times

People


gerdie.jpg

50 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2009
Album viewed 563 times

Places on Beara


akista.jpg

23 files, last one added on Jul 28, 2010
Album viewed 484 times

R.I.C agus An Garda Siochana


adrigole_gardi_123.jpg

12 files, last one added on Mar 01, 2009
Album viewed 262 times

Schools


argroom_school_group_1932.jpg

23 files, last one added on Dec 21, 2008
Album viewed 566 times

The Irish Lights


old_ierne.jpg

12 files, last one added on Sep 12, 2009
Album viewed 246 times

14 albums on 1 page(s)

Member's PhotosClick Here to view the Galleries of our Member's
32 189
541 files in 47 albums and 2 categories with 12 comments viewed 136,240 times

Random files
allihies_barrack_raid.jpg
Barracks338 viewsThe successful attack on the Allihies R.I.C. barracks 1920
roncarraig_lighthouse,_taken_from_sea_1932.jpg
Roncarraig Lighthouse85 viewsTaken from sea, 1932
eccles_1905.jpg
283 viewsThe 'Eccles Hotel'. Glengarriff. 1905
ctb_aoh_band_1910.jpg
Ancient Order of Hibernians256 viewsCanon McDonnell P.P. with the Castletown Berehaven A.O.H. Band in front of 'Church of the Sacred Heart. 1912
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Berehaven Hotel 171 viewsGroom outside Berehaven Hotel. Now the Beara Bay Hotel
brandy_hall_school_1928.jpg
Brandy Hall School 1928473 viewsPupils at Brandy Hall National School in 1928. From left to right Willlie Sheehan, Paddy Crowley, Danny Harrington, Jimmy Moriarty, (?), Bernard Shanahan, (?), Peter Stack, Donal (Tich) Murphy, Tommy Brennan, Timmie Moriarty. Middle left to right Joe O’Shea (Square), (?), Donal (Dole) Murphy, (?), (?), Brendan Hanley, (?), (?), Gerdie Harrington, Paddy Sheehan, (?). Back left to right Godkin, Frank Murphy, Jimmy Ruth, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, John Houlihan
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Pier and Workhouse320 viewsThe Old Wooden Pier, Castletownbere with the Workhouse in background. This pier was still in use until 1969
pine_marten.jpg
Pine Marten153 viewsAnother resident of Derreen Garden I didn’t manage to capture on film was a Pine Marten; however Iona Lister generously supplied this and another photo.

Last additions
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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
perrin_hotel_glen1.jpg
Perrin Hotel. Glengarriff459 viewsJul 28, 2010
post_office_glengarriff.jpg
Post Office. Glengarriff484 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Church of Ireland. Glengarriff472 viewsJul 28, 2010
royal_hotel_gleng1.jpg
Roches Royal Hotel. Glengarriff474 viewsJul 28, 2010
tourist_car.jpg
Tourist Car487 viewsOutside the Eccles Hotel, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
warshipctb1904.jpg
Battleship 1st Class463 viewsPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown.
Jul 28, 2010
adrigole_bridge.jpg
Adrigole Bridge408 viewsJul 28, 2010
bantry_pier.jpg
Bantry Pierhead438 views‘Lady Elsie’ arriving from Castletownbere to meet the train
Jul 28, 2010
bellevue_hotel_ggarrif2.jpg
Bellevue Hotel. Glengarriff455 viewsJul 28, 2010
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Casey’s Hotel? Glengarriff477 viewsJul 28, 2010
eccles_landing1.jpg
The Slipway outside Eccles Hotel471 viewsJul 28, 2010
glengarriff_castle1.jpg
Glengarriff Castle496 viewsJul 28, 2010
lady_elsie2.jpg
The ‘Lady Elsie’ 459 viewsBerthed alongside the landing, GlengarriffJul 28, 2010
lady_elsie3.jpg
The ‘Lady Elsie’ Glengarriff447 viewsJul 28, 2010


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