People of the Sea: A Maritime History of Beara

BUY ON AMAZON

The Beara peninsula straddles counties Cork and Kerry. It extends some thirty miles into the Atlantic and is bounded on the north by Kenmare Bay and on the south by Bantry Bay. The history of Beara is inseparable from that of its maritime culture, celebrated in this collection of interviews with local fishermen, boat owners, agents, dealers, search and rescue personnel and others associated with the sea.

Marc O’Sullivan Vallig is a writer, artist and curator from Eyeries, Beara.People of the Sea: A Maritime History of Beara is published by Beara Tourism, with support from BIM.

The prints are unframed. Each comes rolled in a cardboard tube.