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
John Murphy, West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen: A tribute
The death took place on 30 July 2021 of John Murphy, Ilen Street and formerly of the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen. John died full of years after a long and active life. His connection with Skibbereen goes back several generations
Three Burials in Aughadown Graveyard, February 1921
In February 1921 three burials took place in the old graveyard in Aughadown, four miles west of Skibbereen town. Those interred were Patrick O’Driscoll of Mohonagh, William Connell and Mathew Sweetnam, both of Lissanoohig. The deaths of these three neighbours