Skibbereen is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The River Ilen runs through the town; it reaches the sea about 12 kilometres away, at the s
New Bridge over the River Ilen
The "Maid of Erin", c. 1904
Skibbereen Town Hall
Skibbereen 1847; a sketch by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879) commissioned for Illustrated London News 20 February 1847
The Schull and Skibbereen Railway was a minor narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. It opened in 1886 and closed in 1947. The track gauge was a 3 ft narrow gauge. The formal name of the compan