Author: Skibbereen Historical

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

Skibbereen Historical Journal Vol 17, 2021, is now available for purchase in shops in Skibbereen and some other outlets in West Cork. The Journal has fourteen articles covering a diverse range of topics and it maintains the very high standard

Skibbereen Historical Journal Vol 17, 2021, is now available for purchase in shops in Skibbereen and some other outlets in West Cork. The Journal has fourteen articles covering a diverse range of topics and it maintains the very high standard

The death took place on 26 August 2020 of Right Reverend Monsignor Leonard O’Brien, PE. Monsignor O’Brien died peacefully at Marymount University Hospice, Cork, where he had been in care for a number of weeks. Leonard O’Brien was born at

On Friday evening, 17 December 1920, District Inspector Philip O’Sullivan, an RIC man, left his place of work at Dublin Castle. He walked the short distance to Henry Street where he was to meet his fiancée. The couple met at