- Date
- 1958-08
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- irish-arranmoretourismeducationcommunitymaritimeheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Brendan M. Patrick O’Reilly of County Longford visited Beaver Island in 1958 as a guest aboard the cruiser County Mayo. The Beacon identifies him as a University of Michigan student, athlete, and 1956 Irish Olympic team member, and reports that Martin Lavan presented a new Irish national flag to the Beaver Island Boat Company from the ferry Emerald Isle.
Evidence limits
The account does not provide independent university, Olympic, flag-presentation, or vessel-travel records.
Sources
- Reports Brendan M. Patrick O’Reilly of County Longford, a University of Michigan student and 1956 Irish Olympic team member, visiting as a guest of Martin Lavan and Sean aboard the cruiser County Mayo; it also reports Lavan’s presentation of a new Irish national flag to the Beaver Island Boat Company from the ferry Emerald Isle. It does not provide university, Olympic, flag-presentation, or travel records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the visitor and flag notice; it does not expand the biographical, maritime, or institutional record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Brendan O’Reilly visits Beaver Island and presents an Irish flag, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-brendan-oreilly-visit-and-irish-flag-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1958, “TO AMERICA’S EMERALD ISLE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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