In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Skull like this:

Skull, par. and vil., co. Cork, on Skull Harbour, in Roaringwater Bay, 12 miles W. of Skibbereen - par., 37,922 ac., pop. 8090; vil., pop. 399; P.O., T.O., called Schull (or Scull). Market-day, Thursday. The copper mines in the neighbourhood have been abandoned.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skull, in and County Cork | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29866

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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