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1989 The Official Handover of Fort Meagher to Cork County Council
The Official Handover of Fort Meagher, Crosshaven to Cork County Council 29 May, 1989 detailing the order of the day.
Francis Joseph Hill – Lightkeeper at Roche's Point
The Story of Frank Hill and the wonderful collection of PostCards depicting the life of a LightkeeperAs Told by Audrey Arthure, Frank's GranddaughterA Seafaring Family Francis Joseph Hill was born on 4th March 1878 at Ballydonegan, on the Beara…
THE BREECHES BUOY RESCUE EQUIPMENT
Did you know about the close links the Coast Guard and Fort Camden share? The Breeches Buoy Rocket cart!
Below is a link to the Irish Coast Guard Historic Society home page with kind permission from Vince Farr & Skully - the Intrepid…
Below is a link to the Irish Coast Guard Historic Society home page with kind permission from Vince Farr & Skully - the Intrepid…
FORT CAMDEN (winter)
A montage of photography by Joleen Cronin, Siobhan Russell and Gary Sullivan, with music by Skully.
CAMDEN Old & Now
Skully: "This is what it looked like when we went in for the first time :-) " A selection of photographs showing Fort Camden in its former glory, and as it looked in 2010 when Vince Farr, Skully and a team of volunteers, began the daunting task of…
Bureau of Military History, 1913-21.
May 14th. In Crosshaven, the British are building a new fort near Church Bay. On a stone is shown the height above sea-level. A T.P. Fox, who was here with me on Easter Sunday, asked me to note the number on the stone and let him have the…
Bureau of Military History, 1913-21.
January 5th. A sensational bit of news in the papers!
The "Evening Echo" states that the inhab1tants of Crosshaven and district were disturbed on Sunday night (3rd) by practice firing of big guns from Fort Carlisle, at the entrance to the Harbour,…
The "Evening Echo" states that the inhab1tants of Crosshaven and district were disturbed on Sunday night (3rd) by practice firing of big guns from Fort Carlisle, at the entrance to the Harbour,…
Alarming Accident At Camden Fort
Newspaper Article detailing the circumstances of an accident at Fort Camden when a horse and car fell over the cliff.