Castletownbere

#cork #berehaven #bantrybay
This is the main town on the Beara Peninsula. The town has one functioning church and a supermarket. It is one of Ireland's main fishing ports. Though the town has but 860 inhabitants it has a Spanish Consulate. It is surely the smallest town in the world to play host to a consulate.

[@gillianmurphy4280]

Home sweet home it's looking good your doing a great job

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

It is not my home.

[@duty453]

Good job and lovely Irish accent George from Ireland..

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

Ta

[@duty453]

@@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections do you drink George? I’m over in Eire soon I’m hoping to visit free Derry with my cousin sully.
We could meet up for a natter and teach me some of your history..
Are you half English half Irish?
My bloods Irish but my accent is cockney..
Much love mate.. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇮

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

@@duty453 I am Irish not English.

[@patricksullivan6362]

Excellent video! I've been to CTB 3x and can't wait to get back. Liked the AOH explanation

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

You are welcome

[@lamsjnx]

I live there

[@f.dmcintyre4666]

Those phone boxes at 5 mins are gone which is a shame as they are handy for a phone call........They are free in Oz now and still functioning in UK.............Ta............

[@walterforsyth1414]

George it looks like they enjoy their pork as well as fish around the 5 min mark.

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

Too true

[@dee74raz]

Also did you have to do a Covid test before flying to the Republic of Ireland?

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

No

[@chuckerickson7369]

Is there and good Mexican restaurants there?

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

No

[@kevinosullivan7138]

Well Chuckie Thats an interesting Question-The Guards have just called me and invited me to try one of there
new new Mexican flavoured Ice Creams from the new Mexican Ice Cream Van

[@silverkitty2503]

My boy speaks russian!

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

Good

[@dee74raz]

How odd, a Spanish consulate !!

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

Curious.

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

@@duty453 Fisheries are common to all EU states .

[@GeorgeFromIrelandReflections]

@@duty453 We have a common Fisheries Policy so it is not stealing.

[@stgeorgesprincipal]

the spanish have been fishing off the southern coast of Ireland for centuries .....and paid taxes to the O'Sullivan Bearas.... for all the fishing rights...there has consistantly been spanish trawlers and fishermen in and around Castletownbere landing fish etc... and so therefore there is a SPanish consulate ..for years and years even before the EEC.,,,,