‘Allmans of Bandon, a century of distilling’ with Tom Brennan

Kilbrittan Parish Hall Kilbrittan, County Cork, Ireland

Kilbrittain History Society Lecture One of Bandon's most iconic buildings - Allmans Bandon Distillery is located near Bandon Mart. Founded in the 1820s by James C. Allman, it was converted from a cotton mill into a whiskey distillery. The presentation will explore the Allman's Distillery story from the Overton Cotton Mill near the Bridewell tributary […]

The Gallipoli Campaign, A Lost Opportunity of the Great War

Temperance Hall Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland

On Thursday next, April 25th at 8pm, Padraig Walsh presents a lecture on The Gallipoli Campaign at the Temperance Hall, Kinsale. Hosted by Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society, Padraig is set to tell the story of another lost opportunity on the ancient hills of the Dardanelles in 1915 to put an end to the Great War […]

‘Courtmacsherry RNLI: 200 years of saving lives at sea’ by Micheál Hurley, Jim Crowley and Diarmuid O’Mahony (Courtmacsherry RNLI) & ‘A brief history of the Irish Coast Guard – 1822-2024’ by Niall Ferns (Irish Coast Guard)

GAA Pavilion Clonakilty Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland

To mark the bi-centenary of both the RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard, our next event will feature the following joint lectures. The RNLI was founded by Sir William Hillary in 1824. The Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat Station along with the RNLI Lifeboat Station at Arklow were the first to be set up in Ireland in […]

The Margrave, the Devil and the Irishman

West Wing Room 6, UCC University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Cork Historical & Archaeological Society presents The margrave, the devil and the Irishman, a newly discovered medieval text concerning the Irish anchorite monk Johannes of Göttweig’ by Dr Diarmuid Ó Riain. Dr Diarmuid Ó Riain is a postdoctoral researcher on the Digital Atlas of Early Irish Carved Stone project based in UCC’s Department of Archaeology. […]

The Battle of Jutland

Caipín Bar Coppeen, Ireland

Coppeen Archaeological Historical and Cultural Society presents: 'The Battle of Jutland' by Tony McCarthy June 1916: the largest Naval Battle of World War 1, 250 ships,100,000 men, with several West Cork casualties. Non-member €5 - Refreshments included.

Michael Collins, The Big Fella

Temperance Hall Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland

Michael Collins features as the lecture theme for Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society on Thursday November 28th in the Temperance Hall in Kinsale at 8pm. Revealing the many layers of the enigmatic Collins, considered to be a colossus of twentieth century history, is Mr Tim Crowley. Considered to be one of the foremost historians on the […]

Quiz Time

The Lord Kingsale Kinsale, Ireland

Table Quiz organised by The Kinsale Cultural & Heritage Society also website launch €40 Per Team Call 086 1971870 to book a table

Information and Misinformation, War of Independence’ by Seamus Coakley

GAA Pavilion Dunmanway

Seamus is currently writing a book on the Behagh Company and in his research he has uncovered local stories, told and untold, which shine a new light on the lives of people in all strata of society in “Trouble Times." All welcome, charge of €5.

‘Titanic: The story that never dies’ by Michael O’Brien

GAA Pavilion Clonakilty Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland

Titanic, the legendary ship that sank on April 15th 1912 with the loss of 1500 lives, was the largest ocean liner of its time. Believed to be unsinkable, it was on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York when it hit an iceberg and sank within a few hours. What went wrong and why? […]