Skibbereen

51.548611111111 - 9.2661111111111Koordinaten: 51 ° 32 ' 55 "N, 9 ° 15' 58 " W

Skibbereen ( Irish: An Sciobairin ) is a place in Ireland with 2,338 inhabitants ( 2006) and is called the capital of West Cork. The name means something like small boat harbor. The river Ilen, whose course runs through the town, terminates in the city of Baltimore into the sea.

History

Before 1600 most of the land belonged to the McCarthy clan. To this day, McCarthy is the most common name in the city.

The Great Famine 1845-1849 cost about 8,000 to 10,000 lives. The victims were buried in family graves in the cemetery Abbeystrowry.

In 1860 the Sisters of Mercy came ( Sisters of Mercy ), a medal, the Catherine McAuley was founded in 1831 in Dublin, to Skibbereen, where they remained until 2003, to help poor children and the sick. The convent of the Sisters built the renowned architect George Coppinger Ashlin Edward Welby Pugin and.

The freedom fighter Michael Collins took in Eldon Hotel in Skibbereen his last meal before he came through an assassination attempt on the same evening killed.

In 1857, the newspaper Skibbereen Eagle was founded, which was later taken over by the Southern Star was created in 1889.

Attractions

• Five kilometers south-east of the stone row Gurranes

Is not far away

• Knock Drum Fort with a basement and a stone pillar ( Pillar stone) with an incised cross.