My wife, now deceased, had friends that told us about that railroad, and in fact, my wife's family left Ireland (Skibbereen) on the first segment of their emigration to the USA (1932). I have sent an E-Mail to some relatives in Skib asking if they, or friends, might have some information about it. It probably will take time to receive an answer, but I, too, would like to learn more about it. Please be patient as they seldom are the speediest in the world. ... Pat (Florida) ]
Pat, You probably mean the Baltimore railway which was a branch of the Cork, Bandon & South Coast . It was an extension running 8 miles from Skibbereen to Baltimore, opened in 1893. It closed down 1 April 1961. If you Email me privately I can get a few pictures together which will give you an indication of what it was like because this list does not allow attachments. Bill Fahy www.westcorkgenealogy.com
Pat - my family was also from Skibbereen - emigrating over a period of 40 years. My major surnames are Walsh, Minihane, Connolly and McCarthy [Reagh]. However their are 25 other surnames from Skibb in our tree. Barbara in St. Louis, MO On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:14 AM, <patrickj@att.net> wrote: > My wife, now deceased, had friends that told us about that railroad, and in > fact, my wife's family left Ireland (Skibbereen) on the first segment of > their emigration to the USA (1932). I have sent an E-Mail to some relatives > in Skib asking if they, or friends, might have some information about it. It > probably will take time to receive an answer, but I, too, would like to > learn more about it. Please be patient as they seldom are the speediest in > the world. > > ... Pat (Florida) > > > ] > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >