Programme of Events for 2012
Wed. May 16th - Annual School’s Competition in Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey at 7pm. The topics are “(1) Changes in
Shopping/Trading in my area over the past 100 years, (2) School days pre 1960, (3) Famous personalities in
my area pre 1960, (4) The 1911 census & what we can learn about our own area”
Sat. June 16th – 1day coach outing to Crom Castle, Co. Fermanagh.
This castle was built around 1834 and is really worth a visit.
Sun, June 12th
– Field day in Isle of Doagh. (Marius Harkin) Meeting at Doagh Famine
Village Car Park, visiting Carrickabraghy Castle, Rock Art & Trabegga Bay.
Sun, July 8th – Field day in Stranorlar, (Aubrey Oliver) starting at 3pm at Church of Ireland, Church Rd, Stranorlar,
visiting graves of Isaac Butt, Francis Browne & others, dating to 1600. Listen to Church of Ireland peal of musical bells
Sun, Aug. 5th – Field day on Rutland Island. (Sean Boner). Meeting at Burtonport Pier at 2pm, visiting the ruins of a
fishing settlement c1780.
Sun, Aug. 26th – Field day in Bundoran. (Marc Geagan) “A Tale of Two Towns” Meeting at 3pm in Bundoran Library
Car Park for historical walking trail of Bundoran.
Sat, Sept. 15th – The Paddy McGill Memorial Lecture will be in The Heritage Centre, Ardara, at 8.30pm.
Speaker – Brian Lacey.
Topic “The early Medieval Kingdoms of Donegal, some new thoughts!!! “
Thur, Nov. 8th – The Emerson Memorial Lecture will be in Choláiste Cholmcille at 8.30pm. Speaker will be Anthony Begley.
Topic “Ballyshannon through the Ages”
Any of the above arrangements may change/vary slightly.
Please check final details of all events in local papers and our website.
