Join us for an unforgettable evening with Gerald Butler – one of Ireland’s last lighthouse keepers. Gerald will share captivating stories from his 21 years tending some of the most iconic lighthouses in Southwest Ireland, including Fastnet Rock, Bull Rock, and Mizen Admission: Free for members / €5 for non-members

WEST CORK HISTORY SOCIETIES ASSOCIATION   10.00 – 10.30 Registration and Welcome 10.30 – 11.00 Introduction with Terri Kearney 11.00 – 12.00 Taking the Boat: Some First Impressions… with Ultan Cowley 12.00 – 13.00 Finding our Diaspora with Jarlath McNamara 13.00 – 14.15 Lunch 14.15 – 15.15 Migration in Irish History: Reflections on a Century  with Dr Miriam Nyhan Grey 15.15 – 16.15 […]

Lecture From Treaty To Turmoil by Gerry White 2025 Lecture series Admission €5, Free for members

By Gerard O’Rourke author of  Land War to Civil War 1900-1924: Donoughmore to Cork and Beyond   2025 Lecture series Admission €5, Free for members

   

Ballyporeen historian Neil Donovan will give a talk about Michael Fitzgerald, Officer Commandant of the First Battalion, Cork No 2 Brigade who died on hunger strike in 1920. This will be proceeded by the launch of the Liam Lynch 1892-1923 exhibition in the Heritage Room at the museum. Aindrais Moynihan T.D. will officially launch the […]

Book Launch, Thursday 3rd November at 8pm in the Heritage Room of the Museum. Local Author and historian Bridget Goulding’s new book, “Fallen Leaves” will be launched by Michael O’Flynn, CEO O’Flynn Group. The book will be on sale in the museum from 6:30pm All welcome