A recent post on this website, ‘The cradle of Temperance,’ has generated quite an amount of interest and comment. Among the ‘History Heads’ there has been some discussion about the early days of the society and the significance of 2017
“The cradle of Temperance”
THIS YEAR 2017 marks a significant milestone in Skibbereen. Two hundred years ago, in 1817, a Total Abstinence Association was founded in Skibbereen. Messrs Geoffrey Sedwards, William Coughlan, and James White were the founders of the movement, which was the