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Cork's Greatest Conflict: The Experiences of Cork Men and their Families in the American Civil War
2025-03-19 21:11 The next lecture by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage will be Cork's Greatest Conflict: The Experiences of Cork Men and their Families in the American Civil War by Dr Damian Shiels and will be held on Thursd...
2025 AGM
2025-03-02 11:38 The Annual General Meeting of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage will take place on Monday, March 3rd at 8pm in O'Donovan's Hotel. Please see agenda below.   Pictured: Members at the recent well attend...
TITANIC: THE STORY THAT NEVER DIES
2025-02-25 15:28 Lecture by Michael O’Brien on Thursday February 27 2025 at 8pm in Clonakilty GAA Club, Ahamilla
St Brigit of Kildare’s 1500th anniversary and the construction of a medieval female national saint in the 21st century
2025-01-30 15:10 In this talk Dr Niamh Wycherley sifts through the evidence for the real woman behind the powerful images of the saint, the goddess, and the feminist icon, Brigit.

Documentary: Historic Coastal Village of Timoleague

As part of Heritage Week 2022, Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage visited the historic coastal village of Timoleague which is situated at the mouth of the Argideen river estuary.  To take us back over the centuries our guides are Diarmuid Kingston and Michael O’Mahony.

Documentary: Three Local Stories

Produced as part of Heritage Week 2021, this documentary tells three stories. The first part is the history of Lisselane Estate and in particular two of its owners – the infamous landlord William Bence Jones and in more modern times, C. O. Stanley. The second section concentrates on Kilgarriffe old cemetery and some of the many important individuals and families interred there over the last three hundred years or so. The final section of the video highlights Ring Village and the nearby Ballintemple Graveyard, detailing the importance of Ring as a port and the 800-year history of the cemetery wherein lay the remains of Tadhg an Asna among other notable names.