WestCorkCottage >> Self-Catering cottage in the heart of Rural West Cork

When the Irish Famine took its toll in the mid 1800’s, the town of Skibbereen was one of the worst affected in all of Ireland, a fact testified by the mass graves at Abbeystrewry, where almost 10,000 are buried. This era is remembered in The Great Famine Exhibition at Skibbereen Heritage Centre. Follow the Skibbereen Trail, a historical walking tour of old Skibbereen and visit sites which have direct links with the Great Famine.
Other attractions in the area include the West Cork Art Centre, a focus for many of the activities of the artists, craftspeople and writers who have come to live in this area. In the immediate area, there is an 18-hole golf course, game and sea angling, coarse fishing, walking and cycling, scuba diving and sites of international archaeological interest. Also nearby is Lough Hyne, Irelands first Marine Nature Reserve. Find out about the history, folklore and formation of this renowned natural phenomenon at Skibbereen Heritage Centre.