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Our NOVEMBER lecture will take place next WED 7th at 8.30PM in the Parish Centre

The Lecture by Michael O'Brien

FROM THE SEVEN HEADS TO THE SOUTH POLE - PATRICK KEOHANE ANTARCTIC EXPLORER

will tell the story of Patrick Keohane (1879–1950)  born in Courtmacsherry, County Cork, an Irish member of Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910–1913, the Terra Nova Expedition.
This is for anyone with an interest in local history and its links with this amazing story of courage, misery and heroism and as Apsley Cherry-Garrard's book, among others, lays testament to  "The Worst Journey in the World".


The Patrick Keohane Memorial Project announced the unveiling of a statue to commemorate one of Ireland’s true adventurers on Sunday, August 19th last.  The sculpture of Keohane stands on the Seven Heads Walk between Broadstrand and Blind Strand, near where Keohane was born in 1879.

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.