Congratulations to Skibbereen Historical on the launch of Vol. 21 of their Journal. This in now on sale at via Coolim Books at tinyurl.com/SHJ-2025. To see the full list of local journals for sale from Coolim Books visit tinyurl.com/Local-Journals.

Wed. 23 July at 5pm, Bantry Historical & Archaeological Society will launch their Vol. 5 of their Journal in the Tourist Office, Wolfe Tone Square. All are welcome to attend and copies of the journal will be on sale at the reduced price of €10 - cash only.

Flor also wrote a wonderful article on the ‘Saoirse’ for our 2024 Journal.

#Heritageweek sees a free guided tour through 4000 years of #LoughHyne history - booking essential as places limited heritageweek.ie/event-listings… #loughine #skibbereen #westcork

The launch of “Troubled Times in Behagh/ Stories of a Local IRA Company” by Seamus Coakley will take place in Castletown-Kinneigh Community Hall (P47 YR96) on Wednesday, 30th July 2025 at 8:00pm.

Well done to everyone at the Skibbereen Heritage Centre

The Castlehaven & Myross History Society have organised a series of walks, one for each Saturday in August. All are welcome, with a small fee for non-members.

Congratulations to the Skibbereen Heritage Centre on their first 25 years, looking forward to the next 25!

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent Journal launch, especially the contributors who were able to attend and Terri Kearney of the Skibbereen Heritage Centre for the formal launch.

This week marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Skibbereen Heritage Centre. We are delighted that Terri Kearney wrote an article about the centre for our 2025 Journal and that Terri also launched this year’s journal.

The 2025 Crowley Clan Gathering will occur on 12-14 September, with the a base at the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen. For more details visit crowleyclan.com or contact [email protected]

Born #Onthisday 1883 in #WestCork Percy Ludgate. He developed the 2nd-ever comprehensive design for a general-purpose computer, his design was simple & compact & was of multiplying in 10 seconds & taking logarithms in 120 seconds bit.ly/3rQIxkp

Our 2025 Journal in on sale for €12. It is available in local shops in Skibbereen and throughout West Cork or it can be purchased online at tinyurl.com/SHJ-2025.

#OTD 1775 Daniel O’Connell was born. To mark his 250th anniversary there are three articles relating to O’Connell in our 2025 Journal. Also an account of the June 1843 Monster Meeting held in Skibbereen is available on our website at skibbereenhistorical.ie/online-documen…

Our next Society outing is to Drimoleague on Tuesday, 12 August, at 7pm. For details see skibbereenhistorical.ie/event/12960/

Author Rachel Finnegan’s latest publication, 'Memories of Gentry Houses in Skibbereen and Douglas, County Cork', will be launched on Saturday, 16 August from 6.30–8.30pm in St Luke’s Church of Ireland church, Douglas. All Welcome.

Our next event is the Society's contribution Heritage Week. This is a guided walk of Skibbereen’s railway history on Tuesday 19 August at 7pm. For details see skibbereenhistorical.ie/event/heritage…

Staff from the Local Studies Library will deliver a talk in the Skibbereen Library on Friday 15th August at 2.30pm on the theme of country life and heritage in the Skibbereen area in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. All are welcome.

The recent closure of the Post Office in the centre of Skibbereen prompted an article, by its former postmaster, Adrian Healy, on the local postal service in our 2025 Journal. The Journal is now on sale in local shops and online at at tinyurl.com/SHJ-2025