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'Bantry Bay' engraving early 1840's93 viewsEngraved by Samuel Fisher (fl.1830-1855) from an original study by Thomas Creswick. Originally produced for the part-work series "Ireland : Its Scenery, Character, &c." (London, 1841-1843).
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'Cromwells Bridge' circa 183993 views
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Guarding a school yard snow fort92 views(Sprayed food coloring)
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'Sugar Loaf scene'-Glengarriff90 views
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USS L-1 sub at Berehaven 191888 viewsUSS L-1 alongside USS L-3 (Submarine # 42)
Quite prominent in this photograph of USS L-1 (SS-40) is her disappearing-mount 3-inch/23-caliber gun just forward of the sail. In the gun’s stowed position, only the barrel protruded vertically above the deck. In the background is USS Nevada (BB-36), which operated out of Bantry Bay with two sisters in mid-1918 – and survived the Pearl Harbor attack 23 years later to serve throughout World War II. USS L-1, first of a class of eight
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'At Glengarriff' and 'Otter Island'88 views
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Irish Free State first meter88 views
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1908-1922 Collection of stamps issued by SINN FÉIN, the IRA and others88 views...includes the Sinn Fein Celtic Cross (pairs of both printings) and Wolfhound issues of 1908-09 with two postally used (rare as they were banned by the authorities), the Manchester Martyrs pair of stamps issued Easter 1916 at the same time as the Rising, the very rare complete sheet of Irish Republic Post stamps issued by North American sympathizers immediately after the 1916 execution of the Rising leaders – 8 different designs, erroneously inscribed “ERIE PUIST”, and the three stam
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Ram of HMS Polyphemus the boat that 'Broke the Boom at Berehaven'87 views"In 1885 the ship undertook a simulated attack on a fleet at anchor at Berehaven. The principle object of this was to test tactics for a possible attack on Kronstadt Harbour in the event of the threatened war with Russia. Booms and nets (to catch propellers) were laid across the channel behind Berehaven, along with small observation mines and the area covered by machine guns and torpedo boats. Polyphemus launched a simulated attack on 30 June, evading around ten torpedoes fired by 6 torpedo boats during her 2 mile run-in and, at about 18 knots, easily smashed through the booms and a 5 inch steel hawser holding them in place."
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'Sugar Loaf Mountain'- Glengarriff83 views
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'Admiralty Recreation Grounds' Post Card ca 190477 viewsErroneous mistake on postcard. The Admiralty sports ground was to the west of Rerrin Village on Bere Island.
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