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Carndonagh GAA

The history of Carndonagh GAA stretches back to 1921 when schoolteacher Master Reid from Drumkeen,…

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Bus Services

Photographs of buses, drivers and conductors from times gone by.

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Carndonagh Technical Vocational School

by James A. Mc Donough, Principal, originally printed in “Dálta”, the Vocational School Magazine, 1973…

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Carndonagh Technical School

In 1917, at a Co. Donegal Joint Technical Instruction Committee meeting, a resolution was passed that…

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Carndonagh’s Famine Heritage

The cause of destitution in Ireland was not the lack of food but its restrictive…

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Famine Gallery

This gallery features images and documents relating to the Great Famine, 1845-1850. The Inishowen Union…

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Tulnaree Gallery

This gallery features images from the townland of Tulnaree, on the eastern side of the…

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Lorries

Continuing our focus on vehicles, this gallery features a few lorries around Carndonagh, carrying anything…

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Cars

This gallery features photos of early motorcars and their proud owners. If you can add…

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Orchestras & Bands (Part 2)

A few more photos of well-known Carndonagh bands and orchestras. If you have any photos…

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Fr. Philip O’Doherty

by Seán Beattie Fr Philip O’Doherty    Fr. Philip O’Doherty was a significant figure in Carndonagh…

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Thompson’s Notes on the Land League

Notes from the diary of John Norris Thompson, Bridge Cottage In 1847 a Repeal meeting…

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Frank Hugh O’Donnell

Frank Hugh O’Donnell was an Irish politician and journalist, known as a fierce opponent of…

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Politics – Gallery

This gallery features photos of significant political figures in Carndonagh, such as John Redmond, Éamon…

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The Pirates of Penzance 1952-82

Featuring images of the cast and programmes from the 1952 & 1982 productions of ‘The…

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Cnoc na Cille Daire

The woodland which overlooks Carndonagh from Cnoc nc Coille Daire (which translates as the hill…

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Donagh Mass Rock

The Donagh Mass Rock, located in the old oak woods near Carrick, Carndonagh, was a…

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Colgan Hall Concerts

The first concert in the John Colgan Hall, as it was known then, took place…

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Local Defence Forces

This gallery features photos of Carndonagh people who have been involved in the LDF, the…

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Corpus Christi Procession

The Feast of Corpus Christi was traditionally celebrated in Cardonagh by a grand procession, as…

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