Latest Past Events

November 2023 Lecture

O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen

Our November Lecture is: Creameries in the barony of West Carbery before Drinagh Coop  By Proinnsias Breathnach Department of Geography, Maynooth University In the decades following the introduction of the creamery system to Ireland in the early 1880s, an extraordinary

Drinagh Co-op Talk

O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen

Talk on the History of  Drinagh Co-operative Creamery Limited By Philip O’Regan At the O’Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen All welcome – free admission Note: This talk is organised by Drinagh Co-op, it is not a Skibbereen Historical Society event.

October 2023 Lecture

O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen

Our October Lecture is: The Rev. Edward Spring and his Mission By William Casey From the 1840s to 1860s the Rev. Edward Spring spearheaded a Protestant mission to the islands of Roaring Water Bay. In this talk, local historian William Casey examines that