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A story of houses of West Cork and County Cork in the year 1911

WCP Staff October, 2022

In a new historical series starting in November, Holger Smyth of Inanna Rare Books will introduce us each month to a West Cork house detailed in a rare publication by Reverend Richard J. Hodges and W.T. Pike, a massive volume of historical photographs and stories about the big houses and […]

Surely the time for monarchies is over?

WCP Staff October, 2022

Like so many other things that have been postponed; premiership matches, flights into Heathrow and even postal and train strikes in England, I’m afraid my follow-up article of the civil war in Russia also has been hit by the death of Queen Elizabeth, the monarch of Great Britain, (and postponed […]

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The pirate queen of Ireland

Shane Daly October, 2022

“She is regarded today as one of the most significant figures of 16th-century Irish history and an inspiration to those who choose to live their lives according to their own rules and by no others.” – Joshua J. Mark Known in most historical records as Grace O’ Malley, Ireland’s most […]

Tips for a smooth business sale

WCP Staff October, 2022

Niall Geaney is a qualified solicitor since 2009 having worked with a solicitors practice in Dublin from 2004 to 2010 before setting up his own office in Clontarf in Dublin. He opened his Clonakilty office on Emmet Square last year having relocated with his family to Clonakilty in August 2020. […]

‘Stories of the Revolution’ book and online archive launched

WCP Staff October, 2022

A treasure trove of oral history about the 1916-23 revolutionary period, most of which is previously unrecorded, is now available worldwide thanks to the team at Skibbereen Heritage Centre and the support of Cork County Council. The ‘Stories of the Revolution’ project involved 823 children from 48 schools all around […]

Enjoy Autumn: Prepare Winter

Tina Pisco October, 2022

It’s been a glorious September this year. Golden. Warm. Sea swimming and beer garden gigs. The good weather has added a few extra weeks to the feeling of summer in the garden, not to mention my mood. The bounty has been wonderful: tomatoes, squash, potatoes, the last of the green […]

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