| Last additions |
Cahergarriff National School 1930’s 324 viewsFront Row L to R. Frank and Willie Murphy, Patrick O’Neill, Christy Conroy, John O’Sullivan, Sean (Johnny) O’Sullivan, Patrick (The Master) O’Sullivan, John and Teddy (Sharraig) O’Sullivan.
Second Row L to R. Eileen Power, Maureen and Peggy O’Neill, Una O’Neill, Kathleen (Johnny) O’Sullivan, Eileen McCarthy, Betty and Sheila Murphy.
Third Row L to R. Nealie O’Neill, Michael O’Shea, Teresa O’Sullivan, Chrissy O’Shea, Chrissie (Johnny) O’Sullivan, Diarmuid (Jonny) O’Sullivan Gerard O’Neill. Back Row Kevin Murphy, Pat O’Shea, Willie Power and James McCarthy.
Dec 21, 2008
|
|
Eyeries National School 1930's380 viewsDec 21, 2008
|
|
Kilmacowen National School 1930's343 viewsDec 21, 2008
|
|
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.
Dec 21, 2008
|
|
Convent Girls School 1930's371 viewsBack row L to R. Mary Chris O’Shea, Eyeries. Maura O’ Donovan, May Houlihan, Mary Cronin. Urhan, Maura Murphy (Coachie), Kitty Brodrick. Julia O’Driscoll. West End.
Middle row L to R. Agnes O’Neill (The Strand)? Eileen Downing, (P.O.). Lil O’Sullivan, (McLaughlin). Josephine O’Sullivan (Rodeen), Josephine O’Connor, Bella Donlon, Mabel Hegarty. Margaret Murphy, (Filane). Mary O’Leary.
Front Row L to R. Norah Lynch. (Gurranes), Annie O’Shea. Mary O’Sullivan. (Greene), Sheila O’Sullivan. North Road, Winnie Harrington. Finaha, Rosarie Sheehan, Kitty Maher.
Dec 21, 2008
|
|
Battery West End Bere Island125 viewsPhotograph taken July 2006Dec 21, 2008
|
|
View of Harbour's Mouth from Dinish Island Castletownbere106 viewsPhotograph taken July 2006Dec 21, 2008
|
|
View of Castletownbere Lighthouse Dwellings 131 viewsPhotograph taken from Dinnish Island in July 2006Dec 21, 2008
|
|
BATTERY buildings at the West End of BERE ISLAND (Ruins)125 viewsPhoto taken July 2006Dec 21, 2008
|
|
"TRAFALGAR"129 viewsWreck remains of Famine Ship "TRAFALGAR" East End Castletownbere Dec 20, 2008
|
|
View of Inner Harbour Castletownbere July 2006146 viewsLifeboad moored at old "NABRO" buoy Castletownbere Inner BasinDec 20, 2008
|
|
Irish Lights Tender "VALONIA"104 views"VALONIA" Moored at Buoy Inner Harbour CastletownbereDec 20, 2008
|
|
Crew of Irish Lights Tender "NABRO"107 viewsFrom L to R. James Moran, Master. Patsy Seir, Mate. Joe Driscoll, AB. Tommy Driscoll, AB. Paddy Connolly, Engineer. Dan Driscoll, AB also known as Dan the Nabro.Dec 20, 2008
|
|
Salvage Vessel "HELP"122 viewsThe Salvage vessel "HELP" was stationed in Castletownbere in the 1950'sDec 20, 2008
|
|
HMS 'DEVONSHIRE"109 viewsIn late October 1941 Devonshire was in the South Atlantic, patrolling between Freetown and Simonstown, when trawlers of the South African Defence Force sighted a convoy of five French merchant ships, escorted by the French sloop D’Iberville, which was en route from vichy-held Madagascar into the South Atlantic and steaming well south of Cope Town. Devonshire, which was at Simonstown, was ordered to intercept and on 1st November she sailed south. Next day she rendezvoused with Colombo and the armed merchant cruiser Carthage, and they were later joined by Carnarvon Castle. The French convoy wDec 20, 2008
|
|
HMS "DEVONSHIRE"98 viewsDevonshire's first training cruise began in autumn 1947, when she visited the Irish port of Berehaven (Castletown Bere), in the beautiful setting of Bantry Bay on Ireland's south coast, the visit being hosted by the Irish Naval Service. From Ireland Devonshire steamed south to the Mediterranean where she visited Ajaccio, Malta and Mers el Kebir before returning to Devonport for Christmas. Over the next six years Devonshire's spring and summer cruises took; her to home and European ports, to the Mediterranean and, on occasions, to the Caribbean; for the cadets, they were the highlights of herDec 20, 2008
|
|
| 541 files on 34 page(s) |
 |
|
|
|
|
8 | |
|
|
|
|
| Important Notice |
|
All photographs published on this PhotoSite are copyright of Beara Historical Society and the respective photographers.
Heritage PhotoSite images may be copied and downloaded for private use only. None of the material on this site may be copied for commercial use without written permission from the Society.
|
