Heritage centre and museum with a dedicated genealogy research service
Skibbereen Heritage Centre
A Cork County Council supported heritage centre in Skibbereen's Old Gasworks Building, telling the story of the Great Famine and Lough Hyne, with an in-house genealogy service built on a 600,000 record West Cork database.
What this provider helps with
Identify an ancestral hometown
Listing details
- Based in
- Old Gasworks Building, Upper Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 WK06, cork, ireland
- Coverage area
- Greater West Cork
- Price signal
- €75 for a one-hour consultation.
- Booking
- Book well in advance through their online calendar. The genealogist does not work every day, so pre-booking is essential.
- Contact
- +353 (0)28 40900 · genealogy bookings through their online calendar only
- Website
- https://skibbheritage.com
- Credibility signals
- In-house genealogist with more than 20 years of experience (confirmed on their own site), Database of more than 600,000 West Cork records (confirmed on their own site), Their genealogist helped author John le Carré trace his West Cork ancestry (linked from their own site to an RTÉ Radio interview)
Evidence and verification
Checked against their own website. Last reviewed 4 August 2026.
We confirmed these details against sources the provider publishes. The provider has not confirmed them with us directly.
- Review status
- Core facts checked against skibbheritage.com. Outreach sent to the provider, no reply received.
- Relationship to AnchorHaven
- Independent listing. Not a paid placement.
What we haven't confirmed
We would rather tell you than guess.
- The consultation appears to be in person only, not confirmed
- Irish Family History Foundation membership mentioned by a genealogy news site, not confirmed on their own site