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Skibbereen

Market town and seaport in County Cork, Republic of Ireland; population (2002) 2,000. It lies on the River Ilen, 29 km/18 mi southwest of Bantry. The ruins of a Cistercian abbey can be seen here. On Lough Ine (or Hyne) 6 km/4 mi southwest of Skibbereen, are the ruins of Cloghan Castle, a former stronghold of the O'Driscolls, and a marine biological research station.

Skibbereen is the cathedral town of the Ross diocese.
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Firefighters pulled May and 88-year-old Jack O'Regan from the blaze in Skibereen, West Cork, but they could not revive her.
WOMAN, 90, KILLED IN HOUSE INFERNO; Rescue crews fight to save OAP ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Most, as far as I can see, have been turned into theme bars pretending to be shamrock- strewn shebeens in Skibereen, Co Cork,orjazzy joints in oldNooOrleans, saxophoneson the ceiling, Satchmoon the walls, while with a fewhonourable exceptions the rest are restaurants serving beer as a sideline.
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