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William Penn 1644-1718

  Timeline: 1644-1718 Go>to>Source>:  http://www.ushistory.org/penn/timeline.htm 1644 : Baptized at All Hallows Church, London Macroom: Situated on the N22 midway between Cork City and Killarney is Macroom. The Gateway and tower are all that remain of Macroom Castle, which was granted to Admiral William Penn, (father of the founder of Pennsylvania U.S.A.) by Cromwell. Go>to>Source>:  http://www.macroom.ie/tourism_hist.htm October 1660 Enters Christ Read more [...]

Cork Masons & Bricklayers Historical Society

A Gurranabraher stonemason is seeking to restore a rare marching banner, which was used in Cork’s Monster Meetings almost 170 years ago. For the last four years, Jim Fahy has been fundraising to restore the 10ft by 10ft banner, which belonged to the Cork Operative Society of Masons and Bricklayers, and was used in Daniel O’Connell’s campaign for repeal of the Act of Union in 1843. The bannerdepicts the Cork coat of arms on the front, flanked by two Victorian masons. On the back it shows Read more [...]

Skibbereen Heritage

Skibbereen Heritage Centre Old Gas Works, Upper Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland. Telephone:(353) 28 40900   E-mail:info@skibbheritage.com   Web: www.skibbheritage.com   History of Skibbereen Prior to 1600 most of the land belonged to the native McCarthy tribe - today McCarthy remains the town's most common surname. The town charter dates back to 1657 and a copy can be seen in the town council Chambers. In the early 1800's an Read more [...]

Irish Volunteers Commemorative Society

Irish Volunteers Commemorative Society 1913-1922 E-Mail:info@irishvolunteers.org Web: http://irishvolunteers.org/history-of-the-irish-volunteers   Welcome to the Irish Volunteers Commemorative Organisation. We are an organisation which promotes and preserves the history of the Irish Volunteers (1913-1922). The I.V.C.O. is a non-political, non-profit organisation. Donations are gratefully accepted in order to help meet our running costs. Donations need not be money, but please Read more [...]

Cork Genealogical Society

Cork Genealogical Society Web: http://www.corkgenealogicalsociety.com Contact: Olive Coleman, 22 Elm Drive, Shamrock Lawn, Douglas, Cork, Rep. of Ireland.   Cork Genealogical Societycame into being at an inaugural meeting on 15th March 1994, when a few enthusiasts promoted the idea and attracted over 50 people to the first meeting. Since then we have met on the second Tuesday of each month in at 8pm, with a speaker at each meeting followed by a discussion. Meetings Read more [...]