West Cork Islands
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Cape Clear Island Museum, Cape Clear Island, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland is open daily from June to early September each year. Its main focus is the island’s maritime heritage, and it also explores the traditions, language, customs, and culture of island life. Learn about boatbuilding and shipwrecks, as well as Hedge Schools, Placenames and Folklore …
The Franciscan friary on Sherkin Island was founded by a local chieftain – Fineen O’Driscoll – in 1460. Its foundation is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters – one of the principal Irish-language sources for Irish history up to 1616. The friary stands on a sheltered spot above a small rocky strand, Traigh …
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