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06 Sept 2025

In pictures: The Story of Tweed in the Southwest Donegal Gaeltacht

The event celebrated the textile industry in Cill Charthaigh and in the southwest and how it evolved into vibrant textile industry which provides employment for over 250 people in the Southwest Donegal

As part of Donegal’s Local Enterprise Week, organised by the Local Enterprise Office, Údarás na Gaeltachta in conjunction with Áislann Chill Charthaigh - hosted a talk about the history and the development of the tweed industry in the Southwest Gaeltacht over the last 120 years. Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery

Áislann Chill Charthaigh was full to capacity for the event with an estimated crowd of 300 people attending from the three parishes of Cill Charthaigh, Gleann Cholm Cille and Ard an Rátha and further afield.

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