The Irish Republican Brotherhood, better known as the Fenian Movement, was founded in Dublin on St Patrick’s Day 1858. Find out more about its early years in The Fenian Movement: An Account of its Origin, Progress and Temporary Collapse by Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. Available at https://tinyurl.com/FenianMovement

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Father Mathew’s Legacy in Blue

Father Mathew Hall in Cork is well known to generations of school kids who participated in the annual Feis Maitiú there. This is what it looked like in 2006 and while it is still blue, the overhang appears to be gone if you look at it in Google Maps.

I hope they still play bingo there. 🙂

Father Mathew’s Legacy in Blue

Father Mathew Hall in Cork is well known to generations of school kids who participated in the annual Feis Maitiú there. This is what it looked like in 2006 and while it is still blue, the overhang appears to be gon...

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Grand Parade Motorcycles

Do you remember when the Grand Parade had motorcycle parking down the middle of the street? That was twenty years ago! See there’s no mural on the wall behind?

This photo was taken on Christmas Eve 2005.

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When the Lee Became a Mirror

The Banks of the Lee were quite different by the Peace Park in 2004. Trees and shrubs obscured the river from the small park. It looks so different now.

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Congratulations to Skibbereen & District Historical Society on the launch of Vol. 21 of their Journal. This in now on sale at via Coolim Books at https://tinyurl.com/SHJ-2025. To see the full list of local journals for sale from Coolim Books visit https://tinyurl.com/Local-Journals.

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Published in thirteen volumes between 1993 and 2007, the Mizen Journal was rightly known for the high standard of the articles they contained. A selection of these Journals are now available via Coolim Books. See https://tinyurl.com/4h2mf27m

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A bit of Cork history, Jan 2000 windows 95 PC for £700/€890 from Flor Griffin.

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I am delighted to have an article in this year's Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society on the Rev. Edward Spring and his mission to Roaring Water Bay. Next Wednesday, 25 October at 8pm, I will deliver a talk on this topic to the Skibbereen Historical Society in the O’Donovan Rossa GAA Pavilion, Skibbereen. See https://tinyurl.com/4cuf5y4k

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