Carndonagh heritage
exhibition needs your help
06.07.23
THE Colgan Heritage
Committee will be hosting an exhibition titled 'Carndonagh:
Objects That Tell the Story' in the Colgan Hall on
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August, as part of
National Heritage Week 2023.
A number of objects have already been collected but the
Committee is asking for the public’s help in gathering
more items for the exhibition. Carndonagh has a long
history and Colgan Heritage is convinced there is a
treasure trove of items and artefacts reflecting that
history in homes and businesses around the parish. |
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The Diamond, Carndonagh in
the 1960s |
Helen Robins, Chairperson
of Colgan Heritage, said: “There are so many aspects to
Carndonagh’s history, including as a market town and as
a centre of business and commerce. It was also a centre
for shirt making, there was the Alcohol Factory, the
railway and buses, schools and colleges, police and
military, the workhouse, the hospital and clinics, shops
and public houses, fairs and agricultural shows,
musicals, plays, cinema and shows in the Colgan Hall,
Carndonagh Feis, the post office, banks, dancehalls and
bands, farming, sporting history, toys and games and the
various churches. The list is almost endless. And we
cannot forget the important ‘home industries’ such as
butter making, lace making, knitting and baking. If
anyone has objects relating to any aspect of
Carndonagh’s history, be that within the home or outside
it, we’d love to hear from you.”
The exhibition in August will feature a number of added
attractions including the official launch of ‘Everything
to Help the Lame Dog Over the Ditch’, a collection of
old words and phrases used in the Inishowen area, a
guided 'Walk & Talk' by historian Dessie McCallion and a
presentation on old maps of the Carndonagh area.
Admission is free to all events and Colgan Heritage
would like to invite everyone to come along and enjoy
looking back over some of the town's rich history.
If you have any items you’d like to include in the
exhibition, please get in touch with the Colgan Heritage
Committee by email at
heritagecolgan@gmail.com or call 074 93 29377. |
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