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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.
Dr Gillian Boazman
2025-01-15 19:37   It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Dr Gillian Boazman on Saturday. We have been blessed to count Gill as an active member and friend. For over ten years, she served as an ...
Extraordinary, Ordinary Women
2024-12-16 22:47 Documentary Screenings 12th December 2024 Our December event will consist of two short documentary screenings, followed by a Q&A session:     Extraordinary, Ordinary Women and More Extraordinary...
Lecture by Professor William O’Brien
2024-11-13 22:41   Our next lecture will be on Wednesday November 27th (please note the departure from our usual Thursday night) and will be at the earlier time of 8pm:      A Tale of Two Forts:  Landscapes of Pow...

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.