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FairDay326 viewsFair Day in The Square, Castletownbere 1970's
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All for Ireland League Band 1910231 viewsAll for Ireland League Band Castletown Berehaven 1910
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Arch Brandy Hall272 viewsArch which was erected at Brandy Hall Bridge to welcome the arrival
to Castletownbere of King Edward and Queen Alexandra of England,
July 1903.
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The Blessing of the Ball Alley in 1977296 viewsJohn Enright (Cork Board), Donal Holland, Seamus Lordan,
Billy Power, Danny Hurley, Michael Lordan, Jeremiah Sheehan,
Canon Keane, Donal Harrington, C. Jones (Handball Council)
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Carnival Queen 1948282 viewsCarnival Queen of Castletownbere 1948
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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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Castletownbere Band288 viewsDate Unknown
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Ariel view of Castletownbere276 viewsConstruction of the New Pier, Castletownbere in 1968
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Dipping Sheep at Knockoura in the Sixty's283 viewsHolding Ewe, Gerard Junior (Harrington), Den Lowney (Knockoura), sitting on wall, Michael Murphy (Clonglaskan)
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Rick Making270 viewsJohn O'Driscoll making a rick of hay at Killaugh, Allihies
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Drawing in the Hay275 viewsMichael Joe and Geraldine O'Driscoll drawing hay at Killaugh, Allihies
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Early Gig. Castletown Berehaven291 views
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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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Faces in the Crowd344 viewsBerehaven Regatta 1959
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Fair Day327 viewsFair day in Castletownbere 1938
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Winning Gig Crew outside Twomey's Bar351 viewsRegatta 1960’s. Left to right: Nicholas McCarthy, Jimmy Murphy,
Jack (Cudeen) Murphy, Dick (Doc) Murphy, Michael O’Neill,
Dan O’Sullivan, Timmy O’Sullivan John O’Brien, Frankie Holland,
Brian O’Sheil and Kieran (Tich) Murphy.
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