On Friday night, 7th July, Skibbereen & District Historical Society formally launched the Skibbereen Historical Journal, Vol. 19 2023. The launch was performed by the Society’s President and founder member, Gerald O’Brien. This was particularly fitting as this year marks
Skibbereen under siege in the early weeks of the Civil War
Although Skibbereen was one of the quieter areas of county Cork during the War of Independence and Civil War, the town did see a few weeks of intense activity in July and August 1922. Following the Anglo-Irish Treaty, opinion in
Michael Collins at the Eldon Hotel, Skibbereen, on the morning of 22 August 1922
On the morning of Tuesday 22 August 1922, just hours before he was shot and killed at Béal an mBláth, Michael Collins held a meeting at the Eldon Hotel in Skibbereen. There was, and still is, much speculation about why
Sweet Ilen – the story of a river: Part 1 – Source to Tide
Just why so little has been written or recorded about the River Ilen is something we can’t answer. Thankfully, Robert Harris has undertaken to correct this anomaly and has written the first of a two-part article on the River Ilen
The heroic life of Kate McCarthy from Drominidy North, Drimoleague
In the 2022 Skibbereen & District Historical Society Journal Margaret Murphy has written an account of the extraordinary life of Kate McCarthy (Sr Marie Laurence), a native of Drominidy North, Drimoleague. Kate McCarthy, the eldest of a family of ten