Hear about two pioneering women on Sunday morning of the Festival....

Agnes Clerke, born in Skibbereen, was an astronomer and science writer. She and her sister and brother were all home-educated and brilliant in their fields, Ellen and Aubrey in literature and law. In 1885, Agnes published her best-known work 'A Popular History of Astronomy in the Nineteenth Century'.

Finola Finlay will speak about Clerke in a talk entitled 'From Skibbereen to the Moon: Agnes Clerke and Nineteenth Century Astronomy.’

Margaret Clarke (nee Crilley) was a successful painter in her own right, but has often been over-shadowed by her husband Harry, Ireland's best-known stained glass artist. After his early death, she managed his studio as well as bringing up their three children and continuing her career, mostly focusing on portraits. National Gallery of Ireland curator Niamh MacNally will speak about Clarke on whom she curated a very successful exhibition at the National Gallery in 2017.