May Day, also known as International Worker’s Day, is an appropriate time to remember Marian Barry who played an important role in the development and growth of the trade union movement in Britain and Ireland, but is today largely unknown
Memories of pantomime in Skibbereen
For many Skibbereen people, at home or living abroad, thoughts at this time of year will, at some stage, invariably turn to the days of the great pantomimes in the Town Hall. The annual pantomime was such an integral part
Dillon’s Corner is back!
A new bakery, restaurant and deli has opened in Skibbereen in one of the most prominent business premises in the town. The new business at 68 Bridge Street, that iconic site that stands on the corner of Bridge Street and
Skibbereen Flooding: a record in time
Flooding has been a perennial problem in Skibbereen for centuries, most likely from the time a settlement grew up on the banks of the Ilen River in the 1600s. The Bath Chronicle of 31 August 1769 reported that: ‘We hear
The story of the Murrahin Amber Necklace
In the 2021 Skibbereen Historical Journal, Eugene McSweeney of Ballydehob tells the story of an artefact known as the Murrahin Amber Necklace. It is an incredible account of a set of amber beads which originated in the Baltic coast and