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Margaret Downey Harrington – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Margaret Downey Harrington – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘I’ve been involved in the fishing industry all my life, my father was a fisherman and my grandfather and great grandfather were fishermen. I’ve always had a deep connection with the sea. A cherished memory from childhood is a […]

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Teddy Black – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Teddy Black – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘The thing I love doing most of all is story telling because its an escape from reality but it is also very entertaining for people. I’ve been telling stories since childhood. My grandmother had a restaurant and boarding house. People […]

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Peadar Lowney – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Peadar Lowney – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘My perfect day would start with a walk from the castle at Dunboy, up into the woods to the harbour mouth to where you can sit on a rock looking out across to the Ardnakinna Lighthouse on Bere Island, watching […]

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Brid Hanley – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Brid Hanley – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘Summer holidays are my favourite memories from childhood. I was born on a farm near Kealkill. On sunny days we would go swimming in the river with our friends and not come home till evening, we had the run of […]

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Sandra O’Shea – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Sandra O’Shea – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘My favourite view on the Beara is coming home along the road from Ardrigole with the peninsula stretched out ahead of me. The sea on my left with Bere Island in the distance, the formidable Hungry Hill on my right […]

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Sheila O’Driscoll – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way Photography Project –  Sheila O’Driscoll – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘One of my favourite memories is of the first RNLI lifeboat coming into Castletownbere. It took a lot of work for it to happen and it was a very emotional time as my daughter who had helped enormously to make […]

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Lizzie Reid – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way –  Lizzie Reid – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘What inspires me is kindness and gratitude in other people . I notice that if you are helpful and friendly to others it brightens up their lifes . People treat you as you treat them, empathy and compassion are powerful and very […]

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Siobhán Murphy – Castletownbere, West Cork.

People of the Wild Atlantic Way –  Siobhán Murphy – Castletownbere, West Cork. ‘If I had a day off, my perfect day would be to take the coast road on a sunny day from Allihies to Eyeries, taking a detour to visit the sea arches, a hidden gem that most people don’t know about. Its […]

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Pat Murphy – Castletownbere, West Cork.

~INVITATION ~ PEOPLE OF CASTLETOWNBERE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION. The wonderful people of Castletownbere would like to invite everybody to the exhibition launch of portrait photograph’s of local people tomorrow night, Sat, 24th at 7pm in St, Peter’s Churchyard in the centre of the town. I would like to thank everybody from Castletownbere for all their help […]