People
- Birthplace of Agnes Mary Clerke (1842 - 1907), astronomer and writer.
- Jasper Travers Wolfe TD and Solicitor
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
- Birthplace of Percy Ludgate designer of an Analytical Engine
- Tony Davis former gaelic footballer, now a gaelic football analyst for RTE's The Sunday Game
- Don Wycherley actor
- Kieron Moore actor
- William Joseph Donovan - grandfather came from Skibbereen
= Community Arts Festival - Skibbereen Arts Festival occurs annually; It takes place the end of July and is a festival that prides itself in showcasing community based projects as well as hosting a varied mix of nationally and internationally acclaimed films, theatre, visual art and music.
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“Every new development for the last three centuries has brought men closer to a state of affairs in which absolutely nothing would be recognized in the whole world as possessing a claim to obedience except the authority of the State. The majority of people in Europe obey nothing else.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“All over France, in every city there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphant monuments of the past. They tower over the homes of our people like mighty guardians, keeping alive the invincible faith of the Christian. Every arch, every column, every statue is a carved leaf out of our history, a book in stone, glorifying the spirit of France.”
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“When you overpay small people you frighten them. They know that their merits or activities entitle them to no such sums as they are receiving. As a result their boss soars out of economic into magic significance. He becomes a source of blessings rather than wages. Criticism is sacrilege, doubt is heresy.”
—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)