Today, Judith McCarthy makes history by becoming the longest serving Local Authority Museum Curator in Ireland.
It is exactly 30 years to the day since she was appointed Curator of Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny.
Her colleagues paid a special tribute to her, and presented her with a lovely cake.
“We are so proud of her work over the years,” they said.
“Work from dealing with Dry Rot and building our extension, the hard work with blood, sweat and tears required to become one of the pioneering first museums in Ireland to be awarded accreditation under the Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) and to achieve our 3rd Maintenance of Standards.
“From being a Board Member of the National Museum of Ireland, and now Fort Dunree, to investigating Souterrains, making friends with a six legged lamb to working with Donegal groups and communities, becoming an expert on Community Co-Production, working on local, national, international projects and so, so, so, much more – what an extraordinary Curator she is!”
And so say all of us – happy birthday Judith!
Judith was treated to a well deserved cake to mark the occasion of her 30 years in the Donegal County Museum.