Skibbereen Historical

Skibbereen & District Historical Society. Our aim is to encourage interest in the history of West Cork and the Skibbereen area in particular.

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Our first summer outing of 2026 is on Tuesday 16 June to Glandore Stone Circle with Dr Angela Fahy. Assemble at Glandore Church (P81 FW90) at 6:30pm.
Note for insurance reasons our outings are only open to members - but you may join at the event.

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Another busy week of events ahead.

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These are the events occurring next week.

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Our next talk, ‘Sailing into History: the epic voyage of Saoirse’ by Flor MacCarthy, is on Thursday, 23 April at 8:00 pm in the St Matthew’s Church, Baltimore (P81 YC80). Note the change of venue from our normal location.

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These are the events, organised by our members, occurring next week.

[West Cork History Societies Association @westcorkhist]

Interested in recording oral history? West Cork Oral Heritage will hold a training session with Dr Tomás MacConmara in Dunmanway on Tuesday 7 April. Details in poster.

[West Cork History Societies Association @westcorkhist]

These are the events occurring next week.

[Skibbereen Heritage @skibbheritage]

Great news!
Our 2026 Burial Records Upload is Complete! There are now 109,385 records of burials from 170 Cork graveyards available on our database, all FREE of charge to access from anywhere in the world https://t.co/RLhF8AEelY
Please spread the word!
#irishgenealogy

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A big thank you to Lord David Puttnam for a very informative and thought-provoking talk last night. He is pictured here, second from the right, with some members of our committee and the audience.

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Last weekend we had the Oscars in Los Angeles, this week we have an Oscar winner, Lord David Puttnam, speaking in Skibbereen. Remember our next talk is on this Monday 23 March at 8pm in the GAA Pavillion. All welcome, small charge for non-members.

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These are the talks, organised by our members, occurring next week.

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Our next talk, ‘A Life in Four Acts’ by Lord David Puttnam, is on Monday, 23 March at 8:00 pm in the GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen. All are welcome – small charge for non-members.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day to all. These are the talks happening next week.

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These are the talks, organised by our members, that are occurring in the coming week.

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Today, 5 March, is the feast day of Naomh Ciarán of Cape Clear and Ossory. Often referred to as Ireland’s first saint, he is venerated in Cornwall as St. Piran. To find out more of his life and some of the books about him visit https://t.co/2zGrADBydB.

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Another busy week ahead

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The coming week will be a busy one with a number of events organised by our members.

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West Cork Oral Heritage is pleased to inform you that Tomás MacConmara will facilitate a workshop in Drimoleague on Tuesday 24 February. Details in poster.
Click on link for a message from Tomás: https://t.co/u1ftL2fys6

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These are the events occurring in the coming week.

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Our AGM will take place next Monday, 16 February at 8pm in the O'Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion. It will be followed by the showing of a short documentary film ‘Placenames and Their Amazing Stories’ with Conor Ó Buachalla of Gormú. All welcome.