02/06/2026
Pat Joy, of Curraheen, Glenbeigh and formerly of Annadale, Killorglin and Bantry Co. Cork in conversation with Killorglin Archive.
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Pat talks about family and relations and how the Leibherr factory in Fossa Killarney could have been built in Ballykissane Killorglin. Pat attended Killorglin National School in Killorglin and after attended De La Salle College in County Waterford. Pat did his leaving cert in 1965 and applied for An Garda Síochána in 1966. He attended the Garda College in Templemore, County Tipperary in January 1967 and after was stationed in Bantry, Co. Cork until he retired, Pat recalls being on duty on the night of the Whiddy Island Disaster which claimed the lives of up to 50 people on the 8th January 1979. Pat talks about his love of fishing and his in-depth knowledge of the river Laune and the fishing rights of the river, playing Gaelic Football and his interest in Bee Keeping.
Edited By: Mike Foley - June 2026
