BEARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S TALKS DURING 2010
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The first lecture of the winter series will take place in Toomey’s Lounge Bar on Wednesday 10th November at 8.30 pm. Gerdie Harrington, President of Beara Historical Society, will give a lecture on: ‘What it was like for emigrants to Britain in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s’. As one of those emigrants, Gerdie has many memories of growing up in Castletownbere, setting out on the journey to Britain, finding work and settling down there for many years before retiring to his beloved Beara. All Are Welcome. Connie Murphy (Chairman B.H.S.) |
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The President of Beara Historical Society, Gerard (Gerdie) Harrington recently launched his fourth book: ‘The Name is Harrington and the Heritage of the Graveyard’
The main themes in this new publication are stories of several local Harrington families and a history of old Beara Graveyards including many of the inscriptions on early tombstones.
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The last meeting of Beara Historical Society was in Twomey’s Lounge Bar, Castletownbere on Easter Monday 5th April at 8.30pm.
Dr. Liam Downey gave an illustrated talk on:
‘The 1850s in Ireland: Farming, Fisheries and Forestry’
From May on we will be organising monthly outdoor trips to places of historical and archaeological interest in Beara and beyond.
New members are always welcome to join the Beara Historical Society.
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Last
year marked the centenary of the birth of the world famous 'Rosary Priest'
Fr Patrick Peyton, who was born in Co Mayo in 1909 and who died, aged 82, in
1992.
In 1945, with World War 2 at it's final stages Fr Peyton invited Bing
Crosby, together with the family of the five Sullivan brothers, who had died
together in the war, to join him on live radio for peace. Over the following
four decades he promoted his prayer crusade across the globe through radio,
television and rallies, assisted by some of the major Hollywood stars of the
time.
To mark the centenary, the Beara Historical Society has invited a former colleague and close friend of Fr Peyton, Fr Steve Gibson, to give a talk on the remarkable man from a small farm in Mayo. Fr Gibson is attached to the Fr Peyton Memorial Centre in Attymass. He worked for 34 years at the University of Notre Dame and before that he taught for eight years in Idi Amin's Uganda.
This talk was originally scheduled for January last but the snows prevented Fr Gibson from travelling the long journey from Mayo. This most interesting talk will be held at Toomey's Lounge Bar on Thursday 27th of May at 8.30pm, and admission, as usual, is free.
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The AGM of Beara Historical Society was held in Twomey’s Lounge
Bar on Monday 13th December at 8.30pm.
It was followed by a talk from renowned local genealogist Riobard
O’Dwyer who on the life and times of Beara’s past and on his researches
throughout the Beara Peninsula over many years.
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