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A couple of interesting talks coming up in the next two weeks.

Around St Patrick’s Day we often feel a connection to the Irish abroad. Our day-long conference on Emigration on Sat. 5 April in the Independence Museum Kilmurry will examine the experiences of those who left Ireland. For details and tickets visit westcorkhistory.ie

Good morning & Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig from West Cork! #skibbereen #westcork #heirisland #roaringwaterbay

A date for the diary - West Cork History Societies Association's upcoming conference on emigration promises to be a very interesting event and our very own Terri is the first speaker of the day. Full details here westcorkhistory.ie

The evenings are getting longer and today's equinox means there will be more daylight than darkness from here on in .... to celebrate we bring you O Driscoll's Rincolisky Castle & Roaringwater Bay - a great sunset! #grandstretch #happyout

Happy to report that we are almost ready to upload our 2025 tranche of burial records - watch this space!

We have four excellent main speakers lined up for our Emigration Conference this Saturday, 5 April at 10am in the Independence Museum Kilmurry. For details and ticket see westcorkhistory.ie

🔎 The team at Skibbereen Heritage Centre has recently added burial register records from graveyards in North Cork and Bandon to their growing online database. 🌳 Those interested in tracing their Cork County ancestry can now access 97,923 burial records on their website free

Our Emigration Conference on this Saturday in the Independence Museum Kilmurry is almost upon us. For tickets and details visit our website westcorkhistory.ie. The number of tickets that remain is limited, so don't miss out on what is sure to be a very interesting day.

We are really looking forward to this Saturday's Conference on Emigration in Kilmurry- 4 excellent speakers with Terri (of this parish) giving the introduction about her experience meeting the Diaspora over the years. Tickets vailable on westcorkhistory.ie #irishemigration

Here comes the rain again .... #baltimore #westcork

Good news! Part of the northern loop walk on Knockomagh Hill at Lough Hyne is reopened - well done to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for getting this done, it was not an easy task.... #loughhyne #loughine #skibbereen #westcork #knockomagh

Skibbereen Post Office is no longer situated in the red brick building in the square where it has been for over a century. But what is the story behind this iconic building? Read our blog to find out tinyurl.com/mvfhbrkb #skibbereen #westcork #postoffice

Thanks to the very kind soul who 'brought in the May' for us this morning! This old May Day custom was carried on for years by our neighbour and friend Michael Minihane and we suspect that it continues today thanks to his family. ... #skibbereen #mayday

Almost 100,000 searchable Cork burial records are now available online for free. North Cork & West Cork graveyards have been included in the latest burial record release by Skibbereen Heritage Centre. #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #LoveCork Full article 👇 irishheritagenews.ie/100000-cork-bu…

Delighted to have the students and staff from the College of Charleston visiting again for their annual 'Maymester' trip. Today they went to Lough Hyne with Terri and learned about the coffin stone there and they look forward to learning more . #skibbereen #loughhyne #loughine

We are delighted to see a very important 'Famine Village' commemorated at the site of the 'Village of Meenies' near #Drimoleague. This village became famous in 1847 - full story here skibbheritage.com/a-famine-villa… Congratulations to everyone involved in this very worthwhile project.

The Fastnet Co-Op was a major employer in #Skibbereen for decades and, in this film from the 1960s, we see some of its benefits to the area as well as many old faces, a little piece of social history… youtu.be/0gqw3OhrTSg

Delighted to have actor Bill Pullman and director Grant Gee visiting our exhibitions today. Bill has Irish blood so he was keen to learn about his ancestors' experience. #skibbereen #westcorkgenealogy