Today is May Eve - long ago #Donegal children would gather #May flower & put them at entrance of every field, path, window& doors of their home, every out building to keep away bad luck , the fairies & to bring good fortune! DonegalArchives Donegal County Library Donegal County Council

Bruckless memorial event for Donegal Garda killed in action 100 years ago donegallive.ie/news/south-don…

Grave of Thomas Dougherty Andersonville NHS. He emigrated aged 18 in 1845, marrying his wife Mary in Boston in 1847. In 1863 he enlisted as a substitute, but was captured in 1864. Mary, now a widow, returned to #Donegal , living out her days on Malin St, #Carndonagh . #AndersonvilleIrish

Our book of four essays on #Donegal & the Great Famine by Hilary McLaughlin-Stonham is online in both Irish and English at donegalcoco.ie/culture/archiv…
also Flipbook format
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In case you missed it in Donegal News last week, here is the article by Kate Heaney on 125 Years of Donegal County Council, which was formed in April 1899 under modernising legislation from 1898. Featuring our Council #archives
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Cuairt Chaluim Chille san Óban/St Columba Travels To Oban🕊
Cuairt Chaluim Chille has moved on to the next leg of its tour! The exhibition is now on display at The Rockfield Centre until 21 May, before heading to Iona to celebrate the end of the tour on 9 June!

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The serious impact of the EU post-Brexit trade deal on the livelihood of fishing communities along the west coast of Ireland is the subject of an investigative documentary Iniúchadh TG4 – Anfa Mara to be broadcast on TG4 tomorrow night at 9.30pm.
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So delighted to have Eileen EileenMagnier RTÉ News to call in on her farewell tour- we'll certainly miss you, and we hope u have a long &healthy retirement ! DonegalArchives Donegal County Council Donegal County Library RTÉ Nationwide Donegal Daily

It's the last couple of weeks to visit the 'The Workhouses of Co #Donegal ' exhibition as it closes on 3 May. Admission is free!
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Today, we are just delighted to receive the first objects for the #Letterkenny Pride Collection Donegal County Council DonegalArchives Irish Museums Association (IMA) Donegal County Library DLDC CLG Volunteer Donegal Donegal News Donegal ETB An Grianan Theatre National Museum of Ireland #Pride

Muckish Mountain from Ballymore,Dunfanaghy,Co Donegal.
It was a beautiful day!

A full house, fantastic stories & memories of the pioneering Archaeological Survey of Co #Donegal with Dr Brian Lacey Donegal County Council National Monuments Service National Museum of Ireland Archaeology Irl Mag Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) European Association of Archaeologists Heritage Course Donegal Daily DonegalArchives Donegal County Library Donegal Tourism

🎨🎼🥁🎭The Donegal Education Support Centre is doing a ‘Call Out for Artists and Creative Practitioners’🎨🎼🥁🎭
🔗 Please click on this link - donegaledcentre.ie/welcome/donega…

We were saddened to learn of the death of Bernadette Duffy, Letterkenny She featured in our2008 exhibition -OATFIELD - A Short But Sweet History .She had a wonderful job as Chocolatier, using the best raw ingredients to create the delicious chocolate for all their sweets!

Talk on pioneering Archaeological Survey of County Donegal - donegaldaily.com/2024/04/14/tal…

Today we're in #Belfast attending ICOM UK
#2024ICOMUKconf Theme is COMMON GROUND.
Any of our #MuseumTwitter friends attending too?

Congratulations to U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and little sister Kate Keaney on winning #SheBelievesCup Visa #donegal #ireland

Great opportunity here for #curator or #archivist to work on An Grianán Theatre's 25th anniversary exhibition: proposal to be submitted by 29th April. Please see:
angrianan.com/2024/04/08/cal…
#jobfairy #Letterkenny

Previous #PartialSolarEclipse s were visible in Co #Donegal 5 April 1903 August 1905 Sept1968
17 Aug 1970
29 April 1976
2 Oct 1996
20 Mar 2015
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7 Apr 1593: Red Hugh O'Donnell of #Donegal writes #otd to Philip of #Spain assuring him the time was ripe for an Armada to #Ireland (Prado)