Viktorija Stonyte

Great grandmother almost died in WW2 as a child when accidentally strayed onto Front; hid in groove from bullets

Rebecca Connolly

Great great grandfather Neilus Connolly; stories of his evading capture, his arrest & imprisonment

Molly Lomasney

Story of US-born Fenian who came to Ireland after serving in American Civil War to take part in Fenian Uprising

Michaela Maguire

Great grandmother brought messages from Leap to Skibbereen on way to school on bicycle

Mary-Elizabeth Deasy

Grandad knew Hayes brothers who ‘plotted’ Collins’ death; story of gold jug as a wedding present

Mary Whooley & Saoirse Lucey

Story of Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin’s life & interview with his nephew

Lucy Bielecki

Great grandfather fought to defend Poland against Bolsheviks; he & 7 brothers executed in woods. Other Great grandfather fought in WW1; suffered effects of Mustard Gas

Lisa O’Driscoll

Cousin & wife on Luisitania when sank; both survived; wife brought to Kinsale & heard husband alive via telegraph

Lilly Heaton-Jones & Jessie Holmes

Great great granduncle delivered messages to safe houses; shot through back mouth in Bantry & died; buried in shallow grave & later moved

Leah Geaney

Description of Skibbereen town in times past; its shops, banks & people

Leah Fitzgerald

Family tree: story of how girl left lights off as afraid of Black & Tans

Lara O’Donovan

IRA kidnaps local RM; burns Killeena House; judge held captive and forced to pulp beet

Kayla Scully

Great great grandfather soldier in WW1; retired in 1918 due to war wound; came home to run family farm

Katie Scannell

Family stories about the Burning of Cork; Kilmichael Ambush aftermath; Hiding guns on farm; Spike Island prison & WW1

Kate Coppinger

Great great grandfather made a dummy bomb with tin bucket and fooled Black and Tans

Grace Gallagher

Great great grandfather in IRA; hid secret messages in shoe; blocked road for ambush

Ericka Dempsey

Great Grandfather’s career in the Royal Navy

Ellie McCarthy

Great gran uncle had arms dump on family farm; collected money & ammunition; burned Skibb Workhouse & Courthouse & Ballyalla Coastguard Station; involved in last shooting of RIC Officer Clark

Ellen O’Donovan

Guncle petty officer on HMS Renown during WW2; vessel history from 1914

Ellen Marks

Great great grandfather & twin brother took part in 1916 Rising in Wexford