Donegal County Museum needs your help with a major exhibition

Donegal and its people have been affected by the fallout and consequences of the War of Independence, the Civil War, Partition, the work of the Boundary Commission, and of course, the Border for over 100 years now.

These events have shaped who were are over the past 100 years or so and now staff at the Donegal County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny, are looking to the public to help them gather objects and materials connected to the final years of the Decade of Centenaries, for its exhibition ‘From Conflict To Division- Donegal 1919-1925’

These objects, they say, will help them present a major exhibition that will tell the story of the social, economic and political conditions of the time.

The period 1912 to 1923 is perhaps one of the most important in Irish history. The events that occurred during this decade transformed the island of Ireland and have had a lasting legacy on Irish politics and society, right up to the present day.

In the 100 years since the lines between fact and myth have become blurred and the true story of the revolutionary years has been buried but not forgotten.

“As we enter the last year of the Decade of Centenaries commemorations, the museum is keen to borrow objects which tell the story of the social, economic and political conditions of the time," says assistant curator at the museum, Caroline Carr..

"Although it was a period of great civil unrest and upheaval, we are particularly interested in objects that represent everyday life for people, especially those associated with Partition and the Border. These objects could include newspaper clippings, books, uniforms, medals, photographs, documents and letters.”

If you have any objects, letters, documents, photographs, or personal stories (excluding those already in the Military Archives) connected to the Decade of Centenaries to loan, you can get in touch with Donegal County Museum by e-mail at: museum@donegalcoco.ie or telephone (074) 9124613