Bantry Historical Society

19/10/2026

Don't forget our talk tonight by Captain Sean O’Mahony about the Kowloon Bridge disaster. See you at the Christian Fellowship Hall at 8pm!

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40 years after the disaster, a talk by Captain Sean O'Mahony on Monday, 19th October, 8pm at Bantry Christian Fellowship Hall. All welcome.

15/10/2026

Great write up and pics re the unveiling of the memorial plaque honouring the U.S. Naval Air Station on Whiddy Island in September. You can see the plaque by the café opposite the Maritime.

15/10/2026

For anyone who missed Dan Sullivan's talk on Local Place Names last month - or anyone who'd like a recap - here's a wee summary of the evening, with some webpages for further info.

Learning about place names is a fascinating and rewarding exercise no matter what age you are. Come along and learn more.

13/10/2026

This Friday...

Book launch in the West Cork Hotel Friday evening at 7pm.

13/10/2026

Coming up on Zoom tonight. And will be available online subsequently for anyone who misses it.

15 Years of the IRISH DNA ATLAS by Dr Edmund Gilbert of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland- Tuesday 13 October 2026 - Free Event - All Welcome - Please Share. GRMA (Thanks)

12/10/2026

Don't miss the fascinating story of the Kowloon Bridge disaster, told by Captain Sean O'Mahony next Monday, 19th October at 8pm in the Bantry Christian Fellowship Hall. See you there!



Find out more here: https://bantryhistorical.com/kowloon-bridge-wreck/

09/10/2026

Events coming up next week from our sister historical societies.

Some interesting talks, organised by our members societies, in the week ahead.

08/10/2026

When you're looking for something to do on dreich autumn days, why not pop up to Bantry Museum and have a browse through the artifacts and stories from our town's history? Find us round the back of the Fire Station on the Square.

06/10/2026

We've been reminded of so many of our projects and events as we developed our new webpages. We hope to share some of them with you over the coming months. Today, here's a taster of some our Local History research - all pdfs are free to download and peruse at your leisure.

We are very excited with our research on the history/heritage of our local area and we are eager to share it with a wide audience.

02/10/2026

Tyler would like to remind everyone of our new seasonal opening hours - the Museum is closed from today, Friday, till Monday, and open again Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.