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Battle of Pettigo statue repaired in time for Easter Commemoration

South Donegal County Councillor Michael McMahon says that he is delighted that the memorial statue to those that died in the Battle of Pettigo, back in 1922, will be ready for the annual commemoration service there on Easter Monday. The battle took ...

15 Apr 2022 at 14:33

Glenties MD

Ceremony to take place to mark 100-year anniversary of Rosses Martyrs

The unveiling of memorial plaques in memory of the Rosses Martyrs will take place on Sunday, March 13 at Mullaghduff hall at 2.30pm. The main speaker at the event will be Teachta Pearse Doherty and the event will be chaired by the Cathaoirleach of ...

02 Mar 2022 at 15:47

Local News

McHugh's Miscellany: After Battle of Pettigo/Belleek British held part of Donegal

These were tense days in the not so merry month of May, back in Donegal 100 years ago. Tír Chonaill was tentatively wedged between the War of Independence and the Irish Civil war. This, after a General election had been called on May 19 by the ...

26 May 2022 at 15:40

National News

Historic Irish civil war photograph to be auctioned this month

A photograph of Free State soldiers on the eve of the Irish Civil War nearly a century ago is expected to fetch 800 euro at auction. The original black and white photograph, dated June 1922, shows soldiers entering a building on Baggot Street,...

12 Apr 2022 at 12:46

South Donegal

Centenary of Belleek and Pettigo Battles remembered

The Termon complex in Pettigo was packed to capacity earlier today, as a significant series of events, which occurred between the War of Independence and the Irish Civil war, one hundred years ago was marked by a number of historical ...

28 May 2022 at 20:46

National News

'I am to die for Ireland' - New exhibition marks 100 years since first Civil War executions

The centenary of the first executions of the Irish Civil War is being marked in a new exhibition. Four young working class men - Peter Casidy, James Fisher, John Gaffney and Richard Twohig - were executed in one of the yards of ...

17 Nov 2022 at 14:35

Local News

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 ...

10 Jan 2023 at 16:53

National News

New major hour-long documentary on Ireland's Civil War to air this week

A new major hour-long documentary on the Civil War is set to air on RTÉ this week (May 10). The documentary will cover the most divisive chapter in Ireland's history and will focus on Britain's role in perpetuating the ...

05 May 2023 at 11:33

McHugh’s Miscellany Special - St Patrick, Civil War & the Poteen makers’ secret service

Features

McHugh’s Miscellany - St Patrick, Civil War & the Poteen makers’ secret service

As St Patrick’s Day 2023 is here, a quick glance at what is happening here and around the global pond conjures up a most sobering thought in advance of drowning the shamrock. But how were we reporting on local issues ...

17 Mar 2023 at 10:44

Local News

Civil War violence was an "appalling human tragedy" says Minister McConalogie

Civil War violence was an appalling human tragedy but now a century on from the executions of four men at Drumboe, Stranorlar they were in a better position to seek to explore the fullness of the history of the ...

05 Mar 2023 at 20:01

What's On

A celebration of Donegal’s unsung heroines on our newest bank holiday

To celebrate the new bank holiday to honour Naomh Bríd/St Brigid, Donegal County Museum is hosting a special event celebrating some of Donegal’s unsung heroines. ‘Untold’ - Women in the Revolutionary Period ...

23 Jan 2023 at 18:20

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New Drumboe drama reimagines 100-year-old Civil War tragedy

Drumboe, a brand new drama premieres at the Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey next week. A brand new in-house professional production, Drumboe reimagines and recalls events leading up to the execution of ...

05 Oct 2023 at 19:19

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