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Cametringane430 viewsAriel view of Castletownbere taken in 1968. Note the then undeveloped townland of Cametringane on the right.
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Cookoo's Corner Regulars429 views‘Cuckoo’s Corner’, Twomey’s Bar, Castletownbere. So called as at one time there was a cookoo clock hanging at the end of the bar. Seen here at Cametringane Hotel. Timmy Lynch,
John Shanahan, Lawrence Heffernan, Bill Sheehan and Mary O’Brien (Hogan)
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The old Convent428 viewsView of Castletownbere as it was in the early 20th Century
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Ned O'Connell426 viewsWell known Eyeries blacksmith, Ned O’Connell,
shoeing a horse at his forge at Eyeries Cross.
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Sean T. O'Sullivan424 viewsCroombere, Eyeries
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Dr. Aidan McCarthy (The Square, Castletownbere)420 viewsDr. Aidan McCarthy, O.B.E., G.M., M.B., B.C.H., B.A.L., Knight of St. Sylvester, Air Commodore R.A.F. (retired).
Aidan had a Miraculous Escape in 1945 when as a prisoner of the Japanese in Nagasaki, he and other prisoner's were ordered to dig a mass grave - their own. They were literally saved by the dropping of the second Atom Bomb. He was an eyewitness to the horror of the devastation and chaos that the bomb caused. Afterwards he became Administrator of the Japanese surrender being the Senior Officer in charge.
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Richard Sullivan Dhu415 views
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Daniel M. O’Brien 1911-1989413 viewsDan who for many years was Manager of the old Leinster & Munster Bank in Castletownbere is possibly best known for his pioneering work into the archaeological sites on Beara, culminating with the publishing of his definitive work on the peninsula: ‘Beara, A Journey Through History’
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Netmaking411 viewsLearning to make nets at the Technical School, Castletownbere
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Ardgroom School 1932411 views
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Brandy Hall411 viewsSchool Group outside Brandy Hall N.S. 1894
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Our New Hope409 viewsDonal O’Sullivan, Sean Minihane, Diarmuid Murphy, Gerry McCarthy, Aiden Harrington, Gary Murphy, Anne McCarthy enjoy the thrill of holding the Sam Maguire in 1973
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Adrigole Bridge408 views
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USS Stevens & USS Oklahoma 406 viewsBerehaven Sound 1918
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Brandy Hall School405 views
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Twomey's Bar405 viewsBatt O'Sullivan, Redy Kelly & Pat O'Dwyer
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