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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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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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Faces in the Crowd344 viewsBerehaven Regatta 1959
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Bere Island341 viewsThe handover of Bere Island by the British to the Irish Free State, (Saorstát Éireann)
26th September 1938.
Although Southern Ireland won Dominion Status on the 6th December 1921, the United Kingdom retained control as sovereign bases, three deep water ports in Ireland. Known collectively as the Treaty Ports, these were respectively, Castletown Berehaven, Lough Swilly and Queenstown (Cobh)
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Kilmacowen334 viewsVictims of the Kilmacowen Evictions
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Fair Day327 viewsFair day in Castletownbere 1938
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FairDay326 viewsFair Day in The Square, Castletownbere 1970's
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Dancing at Dunboy326 viewsDancing at Dunboy in the 1960’s: (Suggested): Monica Holland,
Mairead O’Driscoll, Pauline Hurley, Gillian Murphy, Sean O’Sullivan,
Donal Sullivan, Aidan Downey, Peter Harrington, Mairead O’Sullivan,
Edel Murphy, Pauline O’Brien, Zita Harrington and Deirdre FitzPatrick
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Gigs323 views Gigs at the Wooden Pier. Castletownbere Regatta. 1970's
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Royal Naval Hotel308 viewsBritish Sailors hiring saddle horses and jaunting cars
in front of the Royal Naval Hotel, West End, Castletownbere
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Beara I.F.A. march through Castletownbere. 1970’s305 views
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Plowing on Dursey Island303 viewsPloughing in Dursey Island in the old days when the island had a large population
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Kilmacowen Evictions302 viewsVictims of the Kilmacowen Evictions
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ladys Gig Race301 viewsRegatta Day in Castletownbere 1926.
Ladies in boat: Teresa Moriarty (Tim the Master), Droum,
Eileen Harrington, (Dinish) (Cotter),
Mary Lyne The Square (Breen), (?) Cox Donal Harrington, Church Gate.
In the background is the S.S. Princess Beara after arriving
from Bantry for the Regatta.
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The Castletownbere Rowing Club’s new gig, ‘Nabro’ 299 viewsTommy Fitzpatrick, (bow), Donal Holland (2), Nealius Duncan (3),
Pat Murphy (stroke) and Gerdie Harrington, as Cox.
18th May 2007
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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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