During Ireland's Great Famine, many of the children in the workhouses were orphaned or abandoned. In 1848, a new international ...
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"Most of the houses are of the most miserable description, far surpassing in that respect what I have seen anywhere ...
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Today is the 100th birthday of local historian Neily Bohane of Dromadoon, Lough Hyne and this was marked by centenary ...
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We were delighted to be shortlisted for the Chambers Excellence in Local Government Awards 2018 and huge congratulations to the ...
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We are delighted to witness the transformation of one of Skibbereen's historic buildings. The former St Fachtna's De La Salle ...
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Some years ago, the memorial plaque of John Stephen Sweetnam was handed into Skibbereen Heritage Centre. These memorial plaques were ...
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As in other places in the Skibbereen Poor Law Union, the people of Drimoleague suffered terribly during the Great Hunger ...
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Skibbereen Heritage Centre is seeking help from those who have relatives buried at Aughadown and Drinagh old graveyards in advance ...
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Do you have a ruined historic building in need of some TLC? Is your community group involved in maintaining a ...
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The students from the University of Maryland have been working hard on their archaeological excavation in Skibbereen. The local pre-Famine ...
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