Beara Peninsula Heritage PhotoSite

Castletownbere, Beara, West Cork, Ireland. Email:admin@bearanews.net ©2020
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The First Garda in Allihies Early 1920's2087 views
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Wiseman's Hill2081 viewsWisemans Hill, West End, Castletownbere. Note the oil lamp, no electricity came into the town until the early 1950’s
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Castletownbere School2074 viewsCastletownbere School 1964: Back row: Leonard McCarthy, Michael FitzPatrick, Richard Murphy, Liam Hanley, Timothy O’Sullivan, Nicky McGuinness, Roy Sheehan, Kieran Murphy.
Front row: Anthony Power, Rory Crowley, Thomas O’Grady, Breda O’Driscoll, Ann Marie Crowley,
Gretta Murphy, Nicholas McCarthy and Brian Murphy.
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Fife and Drum Band2005 viewsJohn Michael O’Neill conducting the last Fife and Drum Band on the Church Steps of Sacred Heart Church, Castletownbere
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Church Gate1910 viewsThe old Church Gates Castletownbere. Now long gone
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The Macroom to Glengarriff Coach1905 viewsDate Unknown
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Glengarriff Castle1890 viewsGlengarriff Castle was one of the homes of the Shelswell-White family of Bantry House who were the landlords of Beara. It later became a hotel.
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Convent Girls School 1930's1876 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.
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Kilmacowen National School 1930's1872 views
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