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Skibbereen was a market town in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland. It was situated on the river Ilen, not far from the sea. The district was mainly rural, with fishing and agriculture being its primary products. Its population was 3,208 people in 1901. The town was one of the worst-hit in Ireland during the famine of 1845-52, losing nearly half its population. It had a significant Irish Nationalist movement, which funded a memorial in the center of the town to the four failed uprisings against the United Kingdom.

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  • Skibbereen
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  • Skibbereen was a market town in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland. It was situated on the river Ilen, not far from the sea. The district was mainly rural, with fishing and agriculture being its primary products. Its population was 3,208 people in 1901. The town was one of the worst-hit in Ireland during the famine of 1845-52, losing nearly half its population. It had a significant Irish Nationalist movement, which funded a memorial in the center of the town to the four failed uprisings against the United Kingdom.
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  • "His Last Bow"
Name
  • Skibbereen
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  • Market town
Location
  • County Cork, Ireland
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  • Skibbereen was a market town in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland. It was situated on the river Ilen, not far from the sea. The district was mainly rural, with fishing and agriculture being its primary products. Its population was 3,208 people in 1901. The town was one of the worst-hit in Ireland during the famine of 1845-52, losing nearly half its population. It had a significant Irish Nationalist movement, which funded a memorial in the center of the town to the four failed uprisings against the United Kingdom.
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