Skibbereen

Skibbereen, Ireland

Sept. 2023

Photos and audio clips



I bought a scone at this shop.




The bookstore where I had lunch




Skibbereen walks and points of interest




Walking in Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Abbeystrowry cemetery




Abbeystrowry cemetery




Abbeystrowry cemetery "coffinless famine victims" plot




Abbeystrowry cemetery




View of Skibbereen




View of Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Walking in Skibbereen




Driving to Donovan castle




Donovan castle




Donovan castle




Donovan castle




With genealogist Margaret at Donovan castle



Below: Margaret talking about migration and emigration. Five-minute segment. Press stop at 35:52.


Below: Margaret talking about the Donovan name, how people made a living, land records, and how the Church of Ireland charged a tillage fee. Ten-minute segment. Press stop at 35:42.


Below: Margaret explaining why she couldn't find a birth record for John Donovan. Seven-minute segment. Press stop at 16:13.


Below: Margaret talking about the Hartnedy family. Two-minute segment. Press stop at 19:08.