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Irish Education Inquiry 1826 – Clonakilty and surrounding area
2026-02-24 21:34 In the late 18th and early 19th centuries there was an aspiration in many European countries for better education for the wider population. One of the reasons for this was the industrial revolution wh...
The Butter Museum, Cork – nearly 30 years of pure butter!
2026-01-26 10:34 The Butter Museum, Cork – nearly 30 years of pure butter! Lecture by Dr Danielle O’Donovan on Thursday January 29 2026 at 8pm in Clonakilty GAA Club, Ahamilla, P85 WN84 Photo: The Butter Mu...
Daniel O’Connell and West Cork: an interconnected history, 1775-1847
2025-11-24 12:51 This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell. Known as ‘The Liberator’ for securing Catholic Emancipation in 1829, O’Connell had many connections with West Cork, which will b...
Ghosts of a Family
2025-10-09 21:30 Ghosts of a Family: Ireland’s Most Infamous Unsolved Murder, the Outbreak of the Civil War and the Origins of the Modern Troubles Lecture by Dr Edward Burke on Thursday Oct 23 2025 at 8pm in ...

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.