Donegal County Museum, Cultural Services Division, Donegal County Council have organised a series of events, both in the Museum and in other venues, during Heritage Week, 2016.
All events are free!
Events in Donegal County Museum include;
“From Hungers Mother to Bloody Foreland” – recording the fieldnames of County Donegal
Wednesday 24th August 10:30 to 16:00
Drop in to learn how to use GIS and online maps developed by Donegal County Council’s GIS Section to record the local names and folklore of fields, areas, roads, features and landscapes.
Donegal County Council’s GIS Section has developed an online webmap. The application allows the user to record field names on a map, to compare old Ordnance Survey maps with modern aerial photography /maps and to look at the variety of field names already recorded. Daragh McDonough, GIS Project Leader will be on hand throughout the day to demonstrate the application to any person or group who wants to drop-in.
Admission Free
For further information: Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Telephone: 074 9124613 Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
“The Geography of War” a talk by Patrick H. Lynch
Thursday 25th August 19:30 to 20:30
Over the years, Patrick H Lynch has carried out considerable research into the returning Irish servicemen and women from WWI during the early days of the Irish Free State. His research work gives people an insight into the often complex and controversial story of the Irish men and women who left Ireland to become involved in the Great War of 1914 – 1918. Patrick’s primary research is directed at what happened to these men and women after they came home.
Admission Free
For further information: Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Telephone: 074 9124613 Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
Book launch – “WAR! HELLISH WAR! Star Shell Reflections 1916- 1918: The Great War Diaries of Jim Maultsaid”
Fri 26 August 19.30 to 21.00
Book launch with talk by military historian Richard Doherty and Barbara McClune, granddaughter of Jim Maultsaid and editor of “Star Shell Reflections 1916”.
Jim Maultsaid was born in Pennsylvania in 1893 to Donegal parents who returned to Letterkenny, Co Donegal when Jim was a baby. He joined the British Army in 1914 and was badly wounded on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He was declared unfit for further active duty and worked with the Chinese Labour Corps until early 1920. Jim’s writings and sketches vividly illustrate the dark days and misery of the War.
Admission Free
For further information: Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Telephone: 074 9124613 Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
‘County Donegal in 1916: Our Story’ Exhibition
This fascinating exhibition explores the major events of 1916 from a Donegal perspective and offers a glimpse of everyday life in the county in this pivotal year. A free activity booklet is available for children. The exhibition continues until the end of the year and was part funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Admission Free
For further information: Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Telephone: 074 9124613 Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
‘Little Stories, Little Prints’ exhibition
Almost 50 Printmakers from around Ireland participated in this project to create awareness of little known events or incidents during or around the Easter Rising 1916. The exhibition is hosted in association with the Leinster Printmaking Studio.
Admission Free
For further information: Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Telephone: 074 9124613 Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
Donegal County Museum opening hours
Sat 20th August 13:00 to 16:30
Mon 22nd – Fri 26 August 10:00 to 16:30
Sat 27th August 13:00 to 16:30
Donegal County Museum, High Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie Telephone: 074 9124613
Website: www.donegalcoco.ie/culture/countymuseum
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonegalCountyMuseum
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Donegalcomuseum
Events in other venues:
‘Creating a Pop up museum – 100 years of Buncrana’s Treasures’ in conjunction with Buncrana Community Library
Tuesday 23rd August 10:00 to 12:30
We are asking the public to bring their treasured items spanning the past 100 years to Buncrana Community Library, St Mary’s Road, Buncrana, to share stories and create a unique pop up local museum for one morning only.
Admission Free; Refreshments served.
For further information: Buncrana Community Library
Telephone: 074 9361941 Email: buncrana@donegallibrary.ie
Two Exhibitions: ‘An Scéal s’againne: Dún na nGall agus Éirí Amach na Cásca’ and ‘Local Heroes, WWI’
HSE Civil Registration is hosting two exhibitions on loan from Donegal County Museum -‘An Scéal s’againne: Dún na nGall agus Éirí Amach na Cásca’ and ‘Local Heroes, WWI’
“An Scéal s’againne: Dún na nGall agus Éirí Amach na Cásca”, sraith de phainéil sheasta a thugann eolas fá chuid de na daoine a raibh páirt acu i scéal 1916. Thug an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta páirtmhaoiniú don taispeántas.
‘Local Heroes, WWI’ tells the story of people from Donegal who were involved in WWI. These are Pte Bernard McGeehan who was one of those Shot at Dawn; Sister Catherine Black; the author, Patrick MacGill; Pte. James Duffy VC and Capt. Henry Gallaugher, DSO.
Admission free
Opening Hours
Mon 22nd August to Fri 26th August 9:15 AM to 16:30 PM
Venue: Civil Registration Service, Tirconaill House (St Conal’s Campus), Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
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