THE Creeslough Community Association is to unveil a memorial dedicated to corn cutting this evening. Corn cutting is synonymous with Creeslough because of the song ‘The Emigrant’s Letter’ by Percy French, which is better known as ‘Cutting the corn in Creeslough today’. “Percy French wrote the song but we like to say that it was […]
‘Kay never forgot her roots in Creeslough’
THE community of Creeslough gathered to remember computer programming pioneer and proud Creeslough native Kay McNulty on Monday. The guest speaker at the event was Naomi Most who travelled from San Francisco to speak about her late grandmother and unveil the beautiful bronze plaque that was erected to celebrate her scientific contributions. Naomi spent months […]
Letterkenny to rememeber double drowning tragedy
A MEMORIAL plaque is to be unveiled in Letterkenny marking 76 years since a couple tragically drowned. Annie Harold (29), from Oldtown, and Daniel Doherty (45), of Leglands, Drumkeen, lost their lives in an accidental drowning in a well near a laundry at Oldtown on October 7, 1945. The nearest living relatives of the couple, […]
Memorial to be unveiled at new Leck cemetery
‘New’ Leck cemetery is more than 120 years old and was initially purchased by the Letterkenny Town Commissioners as a non-denominational cemetery