▁rolling .” ▁ ▁Transport ▁Sch ull ▁once ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁railway ▁station . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁the ▁western ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ull ▁and ▁Sk ib bere en ▁Railway , ▁a ▁steam - oper ated ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁railway ; ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁CI É ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Sch ull ▁railway ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁closed ▁for ▁passenger ▁and ▁goods ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁finally ▁closed ▁altogether ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁literature ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁Silver ▁River ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁by ▁D ais y ▁Good win ▁includes ▁a ▁section ▁on ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁her ▁ 3 x gre at - grand father , ▁the ▁R ector ▁of ▁Sk ull , ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁popul ace ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Fam ine . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁O ' He a , ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁ ▁Fer g us ▁O ' F ar rell ▁( 1 9 6 7 - 2 0 1 6 ), ▁singer - song writer ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁Inter ference ▁Ralph ▁All an ▁Sam pson , ▁astronom er , ▁born ▁here ▁Robert ▁Tra ill ▁( 1 7 9 3 – 1 8 4 7 ), ▁the ▁local ▁R ector , ▁who ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁suffering ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁Irish ▁Fam ine .