In Photos dot Org » Skibereen http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Five Arches http://inphotos.org/2010/02/01/arches/ http://inphotos.org/2010/02/01/arches/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:12:12 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5347

The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery! :)

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The roofed gates of Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2010/01/28/gates-dead/feed/ 1 Abbeystrowry Cemetery http://inphotos.org/2010/01/24/abbeystrowry-cemetery/ http://inphotos.org/2010/01/24/abbeystrowry-cemetery/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:21:40 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5340

Abbeystrowry Cemetery is located near Skibereen in County Cork. It is the site of some of the mass graves used in the area during the famine around 1845.

I didn’t know, or had forgotten there was a famine in 1740/1741 when 400,000 people died. That many people died on this little island of ours in such a short time? The mind boggles.

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A few months ago I posted a photo of General Michael Collins on the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. That hotel received the “Best Business Premises” award in 1997. Unfortunately it appears they’ve run out of business judging by the state of the exterior.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/12/27/best-business-premises/feed/ 0 General Michael Collins http://inphotos.org/2008/09/30/general-michael-collins/ http://inphotos.org/2008/09/30/general-michael-collins/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:33:35 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=2985 General Michael Collins

Michael John (“Mick”) Collins (Irish: Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin; 16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently he was both Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the National Army. He was shot and killed in August 1922, during the Irish Civil War. (Wikipedia)

A memorial I spotted pinned to the wall of the Eldon Hotel in Skibereen, Co Cork. The hotel itself is run down now and I thought it was actually closed until I saw the cork-guide.ie website. Anyone been in there recently?

PS. Ciara has posted a few photos from the Women’s Mini Marathon on Sunday. Looks like they had great fun!

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