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The Industrial Heritage of West Cork

Zoom Lecture by

Dr Colin Rynne

Thurs Oct. 28 at 8pm

 

This lecture re-examines the in many ways extraordinary industrial heritage of west Cork, from its nationally significant copper mines and slate quarries, to its almost forgotten linen industry. Food-processing industries such as Deasy's Brewery in Clonakilty, along with flour and oat mills, such as O'Leary's mill at Castleview, near Clonakilty, were also important during the 19th and 20th centuries.

 

Many of the buildings and landscapes associated with these industries have come down to us in a generally good state of preservation.  The challenge for future generations, however, is to maintain this.

 

Dr Colin Rynne lectures on post-medieval and industrial archaeology in the Department of Archaeology UCC. His publications include The industrial archaeology of Cork city and its environs (1999) and Industrial Ireland 1750-1930: an archaeology (2006). He is also author of Industrial Heritage of County Cork (2019), published by the Heritage Unit of Cork County Council.

 


You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Oct 28, 2021 08:00 PM Dublin
Topic: The Industrial Heritage of West Cork

Register in advance for this webinar: HERE

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 

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.