Daphne Du Maurier, an English national, published Hungry Hill in 1943. The novel depicts the copper mining industry within a changing social landscape. It has also been turned in a movie.
Some, romantic parts, play on or near Doon Island, her name for Bere Island.
Bere Island (Irish: Oiléan Béarra, meaning “bear island”, although officially called An tOileán Mór meaning “the big island”) is an island off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It is roughly 10 km x 3 km in dimension, with an area of 17.68 km², and, Read more…
The licensed car / passenger ferry ” Ikom K ” operates a daily car ferry service from the Pontoon to Bere Island, which is located off Castletownbere in Bantry Bay in the south west corner Read more…
A beacon to mark the western entrance to Castletownbere was first recommended in 1847 by the Admiralty. It was agreed to build a beacon tower on the west point of Bere Island (Ardnakinna). Construction took Read more…