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Author: Philip O'Regan

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

Philip O'Regan 14/02/202218/12/2022 Uncategorized Read more

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

Philip O'Regan 23/01/202218/12/2022 Uncategorized Read more

‘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

Philip O'Regan 09/01/202210/01/2022 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Recent Posts

  • Skibbereen under siege in the early weeks of the Civil War
  • Michael Collins at the Eldon Hotel, Skibbereen, on the morning of 22 August 1922
  • Sweet Ilen – the story of a river: Part 1 – Source to Tide
  • The heroic life of Kate McCarthy from Drominidy North, Drimoleague
  • Skibbereen Historical Journal, Vol 18 2022

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