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Sam Maguire291 viewsFollowing Cork’s All-Ireland football win in 1973 the Sam Maguire Cup came to Beara and is pictured here on its way to Bere Island aboard the fishing vessel 'Kathleen Anne'
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Beara G.A.A. in London337 viewsLiam Lyne, Ger O’Sullivan, Pierse Lyne, Paddy (Eddie) O’Sullivan,
Sean O’Sullivan, Jimmy Downing, Billy O’Sullivan, ? ,
Ted Lowney. Front row: Joe Power, Tony McLoughlin, Mike Hanley,
John L O’Sullivan, Connie (Paddy) O’Sullivan, Myles O’Sullivan,
Donal Holland, Dickie Kelly and Leonard O’Sullivan.
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Beara G.A.A364 viewsBeara team 1960’s. Front row: Dickie Kelly, Gerard B. O’Sullivan, Deccie Wiseman, Kevin Jer O’Sullivan, Pierse Lyne, Bernie O’Neill,
Cormac O’Sullivan, Mike Regan, Finbarr Harrington.
Back row: Sean Downey, John Downey, Connie Murphy,
Patrick Shea, Sean O’Sullivan, Joe O’Sullivan, Jimmy Downing,
Eddie Jer O’Sullivan, John L. O’Sullivan, Paddy Eddie O’Sullivan.
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Camogie336 viewsCastletownbere Camogie Team mid 1930’s. Front from right Nora Crowley, Julia Ruth, Maureen O’Donovan, 2nd row left to right Annie O’Shea, Pauline Ruth, Sheila Lynch ?????????, Back ??? Vera Lynch, Eva Lowney, ??
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Beara G.A.A Champions of 1960283 views
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Castletownbere G.A.A362 viewsCastletownbere G.A.A. team mid 1930’s from left to right:
John O’Sullivan, Jim Stack, Donal O’Shea, Tommy Brennan,
Ted Lowney, Johnny Sheehan, Donal O’Sullivan.
Back - Joe Hanley, Michael O’Brien, Joe Dudley,
John O’Brien, Jack Ruth, Danny O’Neill, Arthur Hanley,
Con Murphy, Paddy Crowley, Jim FitzGerald, Chris O’Shea,
Derry Murphy, Fergus O’Neill and Arthur Merwick.
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West End 1913298 views
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Droum 1912271 views
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Not exactly the G.A.A But....327 views1980 ‘Hatchet Men’ Soccer Team: back row: Kevin Sheehan, Colm Breen centre row: Liam Sheehan, Nicky McGuinness, Donal Sheehan,
Donal Holland,Tony O’Shea, Junior Heffernan, Michael Heffernan
Front row: Danny Hurley, John O’Shea, (?)
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Magpies258 viewsThe Magpie team of 1915
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St. Marys269 viewsSt. Mary’s team 1964. Back Row: Ger Harrington, Mick O’Neill, ?, Bernard Harrington, Richard Dwyer, Tadg Harrington, ?, ?, ?, Jerome Harrington, Front Row: Paddy Houlihan, John Joe McCarthy, Sean Dwyer, Kieran Kelly, Denis Cadogan, Riobard Dwyer, Ted Mullins, ?.
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Wolfe Tone team. Butte, Montana (1907)302 viewsThese Gaelic Athletic Association members were: Front row on the grass, left to right, Mike O’Sullivan and John C. Murphy. Second row: John J. Sheehan, Pat O’ Sullivan, J.J. Lynch, captain, Pat Crowley, John (Pigeon) O’Shea, Mike Harrington. Third row: Mike Leahy, Torn Connell, Denis Holland, Denis Murphy, Tim Sheehan. Back row: James O’Sullivan, John O’Sullivan, Con O’Sullivan, Jer Sheehan, Con O’Sullivan (not to be confused with other Con O’Sullivan).
Every man was born in Beara and several went back there to live. J.J. Lynch (Ballycrovane) was later a district judge. The last game they played was in 1912.
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