DONEGAL is awash with activities and events with Heritage Week taking centre stage across the county. In Dunfanaghy, there’s a chance to enjoy a wonderful exhibition of work today at The Workhouse. John Heena, the traditional weaver from Ardara, will conduct a workshop from 11am until 5pm. Advertisement John comes from a family of weavers […]
Cathedral Quarter to launch 10th anniversary booklet
LETTERKENNY Cathedral Quarter will launch their tenth anniversary commemorative booklet as part of their Heritage Week activities. The booklet will be launched by Eddie McKeever, Managing Director of the McKeever Hotel Group in Dillons Hotel on Friday, August 23 at 8pm. The booklet is both a celebration and reflection of the Cathedral Quarter achievements throughout […]
Local groups encouraged to register their events for National Heritage Week
THE Heritage Council is encouraging people in Donegal, community groups, families, organisations, newcomers, enthusiasts and experts to get involved in National Heritage Week by organising an event or project. National Heritage Week takes place from Saturday, August 17 to Sunday, August 25. This year’s theme is Connections, Routes & Networks and event organisers are encouraged […]
Heritage week event organisers urged to register
THE County Donegal Heritage Office is encouraging event organisers for this year’s Heritage Week to register their events online by Monday, July 24 in order to avail of free local publicity. The Heritage Office has also organised a lunchtime event for all Heritage Week event organisers in the County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny at 1 […]
‘Selling the Past’ exhibition shows that it’s the little things that matters
It’s the little items that can mean so much. Just visit an exhibition in Letterkenny to prove the point. ‘Selling the Past’ can be seen at the Irish Wheelchair Association’s charity shop as part of National Heritage Week. Donated items with links to Donegal’s history are part of the exhibition. Advertisement Throughout the shop are items with […]
Get ready for Heritage Week in Donegal
NATIONAL Heritage Week takes place from Saturday August 13 until Sunday August 21 and there are some 60 free events taking place in County Donegal as well as some digital projects on-line. “It’s wonderful to see the return to in-person events after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Joseph Gallagher, County Donegal Heritage Officer. […]
Celebrate Heritage Week with the Cathedral Quarter
A SPECIAL cross-border event celebrating historic streets in the north-west is being co-hosted by Letterkenny’s Cathedral Quarter Group this weekend.
Heritage Week – free demonstration on place name mapping system
AS PART of national Heritage week, Donegal County Council is showcasing a unique system where members of the public can centrally record old local place names and features from their home computer, using high-tech mapping.
Exciting ‘Heritage Week’ planned for Donegal
THE FREE event guide for Heritage Week in Donegal was launched at the County Museum, Letterkenny, on Monday afternoon.
Glebe and Glenveagh ‘pull’ Welsh water after complaints
TWO of Donegal’s most popular tourist attractions have been forced to stop selling Welsh bottled water and stock an Irish variety instead following complaints from patriotic members of the public.