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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.
Dec 21, 2008
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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
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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)Dec 19, 2008
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James & Michael Lynch377 viewsDec 17, 2008
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Twomey's Bar405 viewsBatt O'Sullivan, Redy Kelly & Pat O'DwyerDec 17, 2008
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Lawrence O'Neill368 viewsLawrence O'Neill (The Post Office) RosmacowenDec 17, 2008
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Barry & Paddy375 viewsBarry (The Bank) Harrington & Paddy (Papa) LowneyDec 17, 2008
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Dursey Island257 viewsPloughing on Dursey Island in the 1930'sDec 13, 2008
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The old Convent428 viewsView of Castletownbere as it was in the early 20th CenturyOct 17, 2008
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Cametringane430 viewsAriel view of Castletownbere taken in 1968. Note the then undeveloped townland of Cametringane on the right.Oct 17, 2008
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Gigs323 views Gigs at the Wooden Pier. Castletownbere Regatta. 1970'sOct 16, 2008
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Dursey Sound Oarsmen558 viewsOct 12, 2008
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Gerdie Harrington and Jean Kennedy-Smith462 viewsOct 12, 2008
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Brandy Hall School, 1931577 viewsBack row L to R. Teacher Patrick O’Neill, Patrick Harrington, Gerard (Gerdie) Harrington, P.J Broderick, Donal (Pake) O’Neill, Pat Murphy, Frank Murphy, Joe O’Shea (Square), Fergus O’Neill, Brendan Lyne, Jackie O’Sullivan, Pádraig Shea, Teacher.
Middle L to R. Willie Harrington, Willie Sheehan, Eamon Murphy, Tommy Brennan, Bernard Shanahan, Brendan Hanley, Michael Maher, Michael O’Neill, Pat O’Sullivan (Giles), George
Hegarty, Donal Murphy.
Front L to R. Paddy Sheehan, Tim Moriarty, Joe O’Shea (West End), Paddy Crowley, John McAuliffe. Michael Hanley, Donie (Dole) Murphy and Michael Harrington
Oct 12, 2008
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287 viewsThe 'Glengarriff Inn'. Glengarriff. Drawn in 1830Oct 12, 2008
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283 viewsThe 'Eccles Hotel'. Glengarriff. 1905Oct 12, 2008
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