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Drishane House has been in the Somerville family for nine generations and is where Edith Somerville cowrote her acclaimed trilogy of novels

14 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A significant new artwork bought for the National Collection by Crawford Art Gallery "The Window" was painted by Seán Keating in 1924 and it has been acquired by Crawford Art Gallery at auction from a private seller with support from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport…

The Big House of Inver by Somerville, Edith; Ross, Martin - ISBN 10: 1879941473 - ISBN 13: 9781879941472 - J.S. Sanders Books - 1999 - Softcover

The wild west coast from Cork up to Donegal has captivated writers from Yeats to Synge and Charlotte Brontë – as well as a host of lesser-known talent

In the Vine Country (Vintage Classics) by Somerville, E.OE.; Ross, Martin - ISBN 10: 0099426455 - ISBN 13: 9780099426455 - Vintage - 2001 - Softcover

May 1923 coincided with more of a focus by the Corporation of Cork in their search for a temporary public library for the city.

 About 25 buildings known as the ‘castles of the imperialists’ fell victim to a spate of devastating fires as locals sought to avenge the executions of Republicans throughout West Cork, 100 years ago this year.A CENTURY ago, Macroom Castle was deliberately burnt down. It

Brian St Pierre is a reviews On Bordeaux: Tales of the Unexpected from the World’s Greatest Wine Region, edited by Susan Keevil.

The courts of Skibbereen were just one of the sources of rich pickings for the colourful Somerville and Ross, writes fellow author and fan Martina Devlin A SKIBBEREEN fish dealer named Honora Hurley was just one among a host of lively West Cork people whose escapades and vib

The IRA blew up a Church of Ireland grave in Co Cork so that a relative of Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill could be buried alongside her writing partner.