A Donegal County Archives Touring Exhibition is now available for viewing at the Donegal Public Service Centre, Drumlonagher, Donegal town.
The exhibition runs from 1 April 2014 to 30 May 2014.
The exhibition celebrates 250 years of Donegal’s unique history and the relevance of local history for people living today.
The exhibition showcases Donegal County Archives’ many and varied archival collections.
Nine panels are on display which are based around the following themes- Homesteads; Donegal Wains; Fun and Games; Days of Toil; Faith and Worship; Landlords and Tenants; Conflict; Local Democracy; Journeys in Time.
The panels contain a brief history of the themes and are accompanied by images scanned from the County Archives’ many collections. Images include photographs, posters, leaflets, extracts from letters, registers, minute books and other items.
Included in the exhibition are some of the photographs kindly loaned to the County Archives for the purpose of the exhibition.
For further information, please contact Niamh at 074 91 72 490 or archivist@donegalcoco.ie
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