DONEGAL COUNTY MUSEUM has been announced as the only venue in Ulster to host a major national exhibition marking the public release of the 1926 Census — a milestone in Irish historical record-keeping.
The National Archives and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport have unveiled a wide-ranging public engagement programme to celebrate the release of the census, centrepiece of which is ‘The Story of Us’ — a touring exhibition that brings to life what Ireland looked like in the first years of independence.
From towns and cities to the countryside and the islands, the exhibition draws on contemporary documents, images, audio-visual displays and the census returns themselves to paint a vivid portrait of the Irish Free State a century ago — covering sport, entertainment, language, culture, religion, gender and working life.
Donegal is the only place in Ulster where visitors can step inside the world of 1926 Ireland — as it was actually recorded, townland by townland.
The Story of Us will be on display at Donegal County Museum on Letterkenny’s High Road from November 25 to December 20, 2026.
Admission details will be available from the museum directly.