EventsKinsale, Co. Cork — September 2026: The Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society is preparing to mark the425th anniversary of the Battle of Kinsale with two special weekendsof commemorative events in September, bringing history to life andhighlighting the international significance of one of the definingevents in Irish history.The programme will begin on Saturday, 19 September 2026, […]

Browne will serve as the central draw for history lovers when he presents his talk, “Before Riverstick, there was Cullen…..”, on Sunday, August 23rd, from 2pm to 3pm at Cullen Graveyard (Eircode: P43 RX68). Long before Riverstick became the community it is recognized as today, Cullen stood as a vital hub of spiritual, civil, and […]

Multi television It may come as a surprise, but before the arrival of Sky TV, Kinsale’s television channel choice was helped by a deflector system. Unfortunately, it was unlicensed and drew negative attention from the Minister for Communications at the time, one Ray Burke. However, without it, we would have been left with only two […]

A relatively quiet day on the news front, with only two stories from 1946 being described as newsworthy. Please support our sponsor First South Credit Union Ltd. #Kinsale #Kinsaleheritage

, Kinsale proved to be something of a treasure trove. The late Jimmy Cummins Firstly, the Wild Geese Festival of 1976 attracted a group from Nigeria. However, the picture also features the legendary Jimmy Cummins (fondly known as Swinging Jimmy). He ran the White House with his wife, Eithne. He was a founding member of […]

Kinsale Lecture to Explore the Lives and Legacy of the Town’s Merchant Seamen Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society will host a special lecture in the Temperance Hall, Kinsale, on Wednesday, May 27th at 8pm, presented by Carol Farley O’Connor and Terry Connolly. As Kinsale’s fishing industry declined in the early 20th century, economic hardship drove […]

On This Day — May 17th On this day, a number of youthful faces from the town participated in an AnCO course. AnCO was the government training body at the time. In the 1980s, youth unemployment was a huge problem, as third-level places were scarce and many people could not afford the exorbitant fees. For […]

Plenty of news from Kinsale on this day. In the 1960s, the Kinsale Wild Geese Festival was gathering momentum as the tourist industry in the town continued to grow. The past few days of fine weather are hopefully going to be a precursor of what is to come in the summer. However, in 1946 the […]

A debate about the decision to close the West Cork Railway continues to dominate conversations in West Cork. But the reality is set out here in an article sent to the press on May 12th, 1926, at the time of a railwaymen’s strike. In the letter, the huge challenges faced by the railway from road-based […]