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.............During the present Virus Outbreak all present meetings and outings have been cancelled by the society for the wellbeing of members..........

The next meeting of Beara Historical Society will be held  in Toomey’s Lounge Bar at 8.30 pm on Monday 18th April 2011.

Ciaran O'Driscoll, Derrymihin, a student at NUL Limerick, will give a talk on:

 

Irish Fisheries and charting the EU Fisheries Policy.

 

With a family background on both sides steeped in fishing and seafaring this is a subject close to his heart on which he is well versed

All are welcome.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

 

Would all members with albums on our Photo Archives please check the following link:

CLICK HERE

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The Society is pleased to announce extending membership of our Heritage Photo Site and Genealogy Discussion Forum to all on RootsWeb:- Beara-L (List), the Boston Beara Society, local Schools and to all others with connections to Beara.

On the Heritage Photosite you can upload your old family photos of Beara and browse other members photo albums or share genealogical questions and information on the Forum

For instructions on uploading your photos, click on the image of 'Main Street' below.

The Heritage Council of Ireland designated 24th – 31st August 2008 as National Heritage Week and asked local groups and communities to arrange heritage events in their areas.

Beara Heritage Events 2008

 

 

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For more information on the Society,

Email: - info@bhs.ie

 

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To celebrate the 400 anniversary of the Siege of Dunboy the Society released a VHS, now by popular demand and to coincide with National Heritage Week we have produced a DVD version which is 'Region free' and will play worldwide.

 

 

It is available from all the usual outlets in Beara or for €15 including postage worldwide from the Society.

 

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Beara Historical Society have launched Web-Based Heritage Discussion Forum at its November Meeting to coincide with the 25th anniversary of its founding on 14th November 1986.

 

Also published by the Society

Beara - A Journey through History

by Daniel M. O’Brien

Beara’s Pictorial Past

Beara’s Pictorial Past Volume 2

In the Path of Heroes

by Gerard Harrington

The Last Chieftain of Gaelic Ireland

by Paul O’Sullivan

Beara - History and Stories from the Peninsula

 by Gerard Harrington

Beara - Down Memory Lane

by Gerard Harrington

The Name is Harrington & Heritage of the Graveyard

by Gerard Harrington

 

 

 

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 OTHER NEWS

Book Projects for 2010: -

Work is now well in progress on the Third Reprint of: -

Beara - A Journey Through History by Daniel M. O'Brien.

 

Minor Revisions will include Grid Reference to match current Ordnance Survey Discovery Series Maps No's 84 and 85

Beara's Pictorial Past Volume1 is now sold out. We intend publishing a Second Edition in the near future.

 

 

 

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