Over 100 Cork makers will celebrate the importance of contemporary Irish craft as part of Cork Craft Month this August. There are over 70 events and workshops planned across the month — 80 per cent of which are online. The festival, run by Ireland’s largest social enterprise for craftspeople, Cork Craft & Design, kicked […]
A letter written in late 1846, which had a profound effect on the outcome of the Great Famine, is now returned to Skibbereen, the epicentre of that crisis, thanks to the family of the late Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth. The open letter to the Duke of Wellington was written by Nicholas […]
By Michael John O’Mahony, Kilmurry Historical and Archaeological Association Due to these unprecedented times the battle for survival begins for many organisations within Ireland. Independence Museum Kilmurry’s (IMK) life has been turned upside down in recent months. Now begins a new way in which organisations have to learn, adapt and […]
A long lost personal effect of Michael Collins was found during lockdown research at Michael Collins House and will go on display soon at the museum. Michael Collins’ personal copy of his mother’s memorial card was found at Michael Collins House during research into a collection of artefacts and papers […]
Have you visited Nano Nagle Place yet? If you haven’t, you will be amazed at what lies hidden behind the Douglas Street façade and the high walls on Evergreen Road. For those of you who have visited before, it’s time to visit again, there is now even more to discover… […]
At present, fears of a sharp COVID-19 related drop in Irish farm incomes in 2020, seem to have been averted following a gradual recovery in commodity prices and the provision of additional supports to the sector, according to Mid Year Outlook for 2020 produced by Teagasc economists. Like other sectors […]