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Charlie O'Hara of Arranmore dies after the 2006 Beaver Island connection

Also Charlie O'Hara RIP 2006 · Charles O'Hara Arranmore historian

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TypeEvent
Dates2006-09-30 – 2006-10-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2006-09-30 – 2006-10-01
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island forum participants reported the death of Charlie O’Hara of Arranmore around September 30 or October 1, 2006, describing him as an important Arranmore historian. The memorial connected him to Beaver Island through his visits and through the island’s 2006 Arranmore exchange.

Evidence limits

This record is based on a contemporaneous community memorial, not a held obituary, civil record, or institutional notice. The date, location, and cause of death should remain provisional until independently corroborated.

Sources

  1. The memorial identifies O'Hara as Arranmore's great historian, says he died suddenly around the preceding weekend from a brain hemorrhage, and recalls his visits and knowledge of the Arranmore–Beaver Island history. This is a contemporaneous community report; no independent obituary or civil record is held here.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000756
  2. The replies add community recollections but do not establish a complete date, place, or cause-of-death record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000756

Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Charlie O'Hara of Arranmore dies after the 2006 Beaver Island connection”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlie-ohara-death-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum topic 756, "Charlie O'Hara, RIP," October 1, 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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