History of People and Places
In April 2026, Skibbereen & District Historical Society were gifted three old paintings that once belonged to the Lawton family of Aughadown parish. The first of the paintings is a portrait of Hugh Lawton (1778-1859). A colourful and sometimes controversial
The formal unveiling of Historical Railway Information Boards at Ilen Street, Skibbereen and online launch of “Traces of the Baltimore Extension Railway”, a photographic study of the remnants of the Baltimore to Skibbereen Railway, by Skibbereen & District Historical Society.
The Society's Summer Tour this year will take place on Friday 17th July 2026. The tour will be to Ardnacrusha Power Station on the Shannon, outside Limerick City and to Adare Village. This is the 100th anniversary of the Ardnacrusha Power Station, that was
