Michael Carroll of Bantry was born in 1939 into a fishing family whose ancestors were engaged in piracy during the seventeenth century, while others signed the American Declaration of Independence. During the 1950s and 1960s he studied and travelled widely and then became involved in both the Whiddy Oil Terminal and the shipping business. After retiring in the late 1980s he began his research and writing. Over the next ten years he published The Second Spanish Armada, Where the Deer Ran Wild, A Bay of Destiny, Wolfe Tone and the French Invasion, The Castles and Fortified Houses of West Cork, plus many leaflets on archaeology and local tourist guides. Michael Carroll lives in Bantry and runs the Bantry Bookstore.
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Beara Info Information on accomodations, activities, etc. plus local news.
The
O'Dwyer Indexes (Note: the email address for Mr. O'Dwyer at this site is
outdated. Please use riobardodwyer@eircom.net
to contact him.)
Geographic Links -- Munster from the Irish Genealogical Society, International, or click here for a list of all their resources.
The County Cork page from Irish Ancestors. A great site with a lot of info on works found in the National Library of Ireland. It also has a great surname lookup.
Gogebic Range Genealogical Society Contains an index of obituaries from Ironwood, MI (right across the river from Hurley, WI) newspapers (1890 - present).
"From the Emerald Isle to the Copper Island: Irish Immigrants in Michigan's Copper Country, 1845-1880" by Bill Mulligan
"The Cliffs Shaft Mine, Ishpeming, Michigan: A Case Study in the History of American Iron Mining, 1844-1967" by Bill Mulligan
Seafari Cruises on Kenmare Bay
The Beara Way ----Hiking around Beara. Has a nice simple map showing the main sites.
Anam Cara -- A writer's and artist's retreat. Many beautiful pictures of Beara
Kenmare River Holiday Cottages
Ford Rí Hotel (now Cametringane Hotel)