Skerries Historical Society was founded in 1948 and members have contributed over 350 research papers on the local history of the Skerries area to date.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in local history, and the annual membership fee is €15. If you would like to become a member please visit our membership page and fill in the online form. Alternatively you can print the membership form, fill it in, and give it to any member of the committee or bring it along to one of the meetings.

Personal Memories of James E. Gowan.

I am nearly certain the Society was founded in 1947, but the rules and regulations were not drawn up until the following year. Who founded the Society? I and Brian Malone founded what we called the Old Skerries Society. We were co-founders and received encouragement and assistance from Leonard McGloughlin. At the very beginning we had meetings in each others’ homes. We were young. I was 22 years old, and we interviewed older people and collected what information we could get.