Skibbereen & District Historical Society 2023 Journal has 16 articles covering a diverse and wide range of topics. An interesting feature of the 2023 Journal is that of the 16 articles, 8 are written by new contributors to the Journal.
St Matthew’s Church, Aughadown
https://youtu.be/yByQT3qgPB8 On Sunday 13 August 2023 a beautiful Service of the Word was held at St Matthew’s Church, Aughadown, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the church. The Service was 150 years to the day from consecration
Why Anew McMaster has a place in Skibbereen folk memory
I recently read Anne Enright’s stunningly beautiful book, Actress, which was published in 2020. It is essentially the story of Irish theatre legend Katherine O’Dell, as written by her daughter Norah. If you have not already read it, get a
Remembering Dr David Hadden, Skibbereen
This year is an important one in the Decade of Centenaries in Ireland. The period 1921–1923 was a particularly complex one in our history and it is important that it would be remembered appropriately, proportionately, respectfully and with sensitivity. The
‘A Different World: An English Vicar in West Cork’, by Hilary Wakeman
I was lucky enough to get some very nice books in my Christmas stocking in 2021. One was a beautiful memoir by Hilary Wakeman of part of her time as Rector of the Kilmoe Union in the Mizen peninsula. Kilmoe