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Mary McGinley of Derryreel with colleagues from Glasgow Corporation Trams
Donegal County Council is looking forward to launching a new exhibition in July on Donegal people who worked in Scotland in the twentieth century.
The new exhibition, entitled Working Over By, is currently being developed by the Culture Division of Donegal County Council in partnership with the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies.
Working Over By’s aim to gather and share personal stories of Donegal men and women who made a life, temporarily or permanently, working across the sea in Scotland from 1940 until 1990. The deadline for the submission of your memories of work in Scotland is Monday, June 16.
A prize is also on offer to a lucky participant, who will be chosen at random from the selected entries, to win a return flight for two between Donegal International Airport and Glasgow Airport.
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County Donegal Heritage Officer, Joseph Gallagher, said: “We’re encouraging people who worked in Scotland to record a short video, no longer than five minutes, using your smartphone.
“It might be your own memory or that of a parent, grandparent, or relative. The project team is especially interested in what the work was like, what the working conditions were, and how it felt to be part of that community of Donegal people who worked in Scotland.
“Many people from Donegal found employment in Scotland between 1940 and 1990, including on farms, buses, roads, building sites, tunnels, bridges, dams, hydro-electirc schemes, shipbuilding, domestic services, hotels, shops, biscuit or chocolate factories, health service, religious life, and teaching.
“Some went for seasonal work and came home regularly, others stayed and built new lives there, often maintaining strong ties with home
“Through the Working Over By exhibition, there’s an opportunity to record and share those memories for future generations.”
For further information, full details are available on the County Donegal Heritage Office, Donegal County Council website at www.donegalculture.ie/en/services/heritage/working-over-by-smartphone-competition/
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