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S S Jackson- at Moville, 1895
S S Jackson- at Moville, 1895
1895 sepia photo of a boat moored at Moville, Co Donegal. Four men on board are unloading a cargo on to two horse-drawn wagons.
Copyright Donegal County Archives
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Portrait of William Allingham
Portrait of William Allingham
Colour portrait (oils) of the poet William Allingham, by his wife, Helen. the poet is wearing a scarlet brocade dressing-gown, and reading from an open book on his lap.
Donegal County Library
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Ye Kildoney Lads- - First Boat to Cast a Net on the Erne 1933
Ye Kildoney Lads- - First Boat to Cast a Net on the Erne 1933
"Ye Kildoney Lads" - The first boat to cast nets on the Erne Estuary, August 1933. They had won a legal battle against the Erne Fishery Company for the right to fish for salmon under licence. From L to R: Willie Morrow, Joe Morrow, Nick Scanlon, “Red Willie” Goan, Bob Scanlon, Hugh Gavigan. Kildoney is a point on the northwest shore of the estuary; all salmon returning to the Erne to spawn must swim around this point.
Copyright Donegal County Archives
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Memorial to the Irish Orphan Girls, Sydney, Australia
Memorial to the Irish Orphan Girls, Sydney, Australia
Memorial wall dedicated to the Irish Famine orphan girls who came to Australia under a government emigration scheme 1848-1850. The wall is red-brick, half of a table is set into it, and a bowl sits on the table. The names of the orphan girls are inscribed on a glass panel fixed to the wall. This memorial is at Hyde Park Barracks, in Sydney, where emigrants to New South Wales were first accommodated before employment
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Map showing Shannon-Erne Waterway
Map showing Shannon-Erne Waterway
A map of the canals and waterways of Ireland showing the Shannon- Erne waterway, the Ballinamore and Ulster Canals
John B Cunningham
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Cooley Cross, Moville
Cooley Cross, Moville
Photo of Cooley Cross on the site of an ancient Patrician monastery near Moville
Sean Beattie
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Lecamy sweat house
Lecamy sweat house
The remains of a sweat house, Lecamy, Moville, Co Donegal
Donegal County Library
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Drontheim under construction
Drontheim under construction
Partially-constructed drontheim. Sketch shows the skeleton of the boat resting on wooden frames.
Donal Mac Poilin
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Map showing location of Cooley Cross and Skull House, Moville
Map showing location of Cooley Cross and Skull House, Moville
Map showing ancient sites, including Cooley Cross and the Skull House on the Inishowen peninsula of county Donegal
Neil McGrory
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The Skull House, Moville
The Skull House, Moville
Photo of the Skull House, on an ancient monastic site, Moville, Co Donegal
Sean Beattie