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Castletownbere's last Jaunting car673 viewsAt the gates of Puxley Mansion, Dunboy
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Weaver671 viewsCornelius O'Sullivan of Releigh, Bonane Parish working at his loom
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Eva Lowney's Bar mid 1960's671 viewsOn Stool, Liam Sheehan. Left to right. Tommy Brennan, Bill Sheehan, John Shanahan, ?, Paddy (Papa) Lowney. Tommy and John worked opposite Lowney's at the Berehaven Bakery Company, (now the Olde Bakery Restaurant)
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Harrington’s ‘Church Gate’ Bar671 viewsPaddy Harrington, Jerome Sheehan, John Shanahan, John R O'Sullivan (Adrigole)
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Stone Head661 viewsKilcatherine Church
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The Old Ierne658 viewsThe Irish Lights Vessel 'Ierne' was purpose built in 1898 at Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland for carrying the granite blocks and other materials used in the building of the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse. She was a steel vessel 126 ft long, had a 23 ft beam, could carry 90 tons and had a maximum speed of ten knots. Her complement was of seventeen officers and men. Sold in 1954 to Shipbreakers.
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Carnival Queen 1948653 viewsCarnival Queen of Castletownbere 1948
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William Martin Murphy652 views
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Old Pier 1800s649 viewsDrawing of the Old Pier, Castletownbere in the late 1800's
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