A Sailing Adventure.
by Ciara Whooley & Irial Kennedy This time last year we were sailing out of Baltimore Harbour, Ireland and our bow was pointed for France. To date we have sailed almost 10,000 nautical miles and visited 16 countries along the
Outings and Events 2018
Guided walking tour of Clonakilty hosted by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage, starting at Michael Collins Statue, Emmett Square, Clonakilty at 7.00 pm Thursday 24th May 2018. *Trip to Spike Island on Saturday 23rd June 2018, bus leaving Skibbereen at 10.00 am
‘Cork’s Revolutionary Dead’, a comprehensive talk by Barry Keane
Author Barry Keane delivered a talk, ‘Cork’s Revolutionary Dead’ to members of Skibbereen & District Historical Society, at the West Cork Hotel, on Thursday March 29, 2018. Before a full house, Mr. Keane, gave a very interesting talk based on
Maud Gonne’s visit to Skibbereen on St Patrick’s Day 1902
St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1902, saw one of the biggest public demonstrations ever in Skibbereen. On that day, Maud Gonne visited the town and, according to the report in The Southern Star the visit of this “illustrious lady was