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Donegal village enshrines local postman and poet into history on walls

written by Staff Writer April 26, 2022
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Doochary Development has been approved funding for their recent projects of erecting murals on derelict buildings or places that are appropriate for a mural.

The first completed mural by artist Andrea Redmond, is File Gaoth Barra + Postman, ‘The Gweebarra poet’, in memory of Donal MacDiarmada.

Donal was a postman in Donegal for 58 years, the longest serving postman in Ireland when he retired in 1964.

He joined the postal service as a relief worker on his 17th birthday and is reported to have never missed one day of work.

A native Irish speaker, he always proudly wore his Fáinne on his coat. He composed many songs and poems including “Bathadh Aaron Mhor”, “ Gaoth Barra Na gCoilte, Gaoth Barra Na dTonn”, “My own Gweebarra Bay”, to name but a few.

Donal was born on 30th of June 1889 and started working in Doochary post office on 30th June 1906 under British regime as a temporary postman on a walking post.

His starting pay was 8 shillings a week and he retired from the postal service on the 29th of June 1964 age 75.

Donal was raised in Doochary, but moved to Commeen during his married life, they had a lovely neat cottage there with a beautiful garden at the front. The cottage still remains in Commeen, still as beautiful.

Donal married Rose McGeehan from Derrylaconnell. They had 4 sons, and 2 daughters:
Bridget Mc Dermott — RIP 1st of February 1969, aged 37
Patrick Mc Dermott—RIP 27th of August 1997, aged 70
Nellie Mc Dermott— RIP 27th August 2002, aged 73
Conal Mc Dermott— RIP 8th of October 2012, aged 87
William Mc Dermott— RIP 13th March 2016, aged 81
Peter Mc Dermott is the last remaining family member.

Donal’s wife Rose, died on the 13th of July 1979 Aged 87 years.

Donal Mac Diarmada died on the 24th of January 1995, aged 105 years.

The artist who created the mural, Dr Andrea Redmond, is a well respected artist whose paintings and sculptures include Irish nature flora and women’s spirituality.

Andrea resides in Commeen, Doochary where she operates her art studio/workshop ‘Cailleach Moon Cottage’

She was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada and has exhibited her work including paintings and sculptures in
Ireland, Canada and the United States.

She has been a political rights activist and artist in Canada and Northern Ireland for over 40 years.

The first woman in Belfast to paint political murals, her first in 1983, Andrea painted over 40 murals at the height of the Northern Irish Troubles with themes such as Irish Traveller cultural rights, anti-rubber bullets campaign, the Hunger Strike, highlighting child poverty and many honouring women activists.

Her mural work has featured in a number of publications and films on Northern Ireland.

Donegal village enshrines local postman and poet into history on walls was last modified: April 26th, 2022 by Staff Writer
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