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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQP_the-frenchmans-anchor_Donegal.html
This Napoleonic anchor and chain from the French frigate Romaine has connections with Napoleon's failed invasion to assist the Irish in the 1798 rebellion, Irish patriot Wolfe Tone's arrest and subsequent death and in later years Admiral Horatio N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DDK_carrick-an-charraig_Atmore-Donegal.html
In 1907 a young woman from Carrick, who had emigrated to America was at the centre of a national controversy. Mary Cunningham worked as a domestic servant for the famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudins in New Hampshire. It was claimed that Saint-G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CYZ_chough-cag-cos-dearg_Donegal.html
The Chough is called cág cos-dearg in Irish - the red-footed jackdaw. It can be easily recognized by its glossy black coat, its red bill and legs, a sharp shrill call and its acrobatic flight. They normally nest in crevices and caves on rocky cli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CYA_signal-towers-tuir-comharthaiochta_Donegal.html
Signal Towers can be found all around the coast of Ireland and date from the period around 1800. They were built as an early warning system to guard against invasion by France during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. Located on headlands, which had…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CY9_the-bog-an-portach_Fairfax-Donegal.html
The principal fuel for heating homes in this area has always been turf, which is cut out of the bog. Cutting the turf begins around April or May when wet sods are spread on the surface to begin drying. These are then 'footed' into small piles to d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXO_fishing-iascaireacht_Cusseta-Donegal.html
The sea has always been a central part of the lives of the people who live in this area. Fishing once provided an important source of income for many local families. However, today the industry is in steady decline. Donegal Bay, once busy with boa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CXA_farming-on-sliabh-liag-feirmeoireacht-ar-shliabh-liag_La-Grange-Donegal.html
Local farmers use the cliffs of Sliabh Liag as a grazing area for sheep. Hardy varieties of sheep suited to harsh mountain environments are raised to produce wool which was traditionally woven locally to produce the world famous Donegal Tweeds. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CWO_donegal-friary-mainistir-dhun-na-ngall_Donegal.html
Donegal Friary was founded for the Franciscan Friars in 1474 by the first Red Hugh O'Donnell and his wife Nuala O'Brien. It survived until it was plundered by the English in 1588. Four years later, they in turn were driven out by the second Red Hu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CWG_the-franciscan-friary-of-donegal_Fairfax-Donegal.html
Founded 1474 and richly endowed by the Lady Nuala O'Connor and the Lady Nuala O'Brien, wives of successive O'Donnell chieftains. The Friary followed the usual Franciscan layout of church on the south side, with cloisters and conventual building…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CVO_donegal-castle-caislean-dhun-na-ngall_Donegal.html
Donegal Castle was built by Red Hugh O'Donnell, the young 'Eagle of the North', in the late 15th Century beside the River Eske. During the Plantation of Ulster that followed 'The Flight of the Earls' in 1607, the Castle, historic home of the O'Don…
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