Donegal County Museum

28/05/2026

Book now to Soar to new heights with this exciting kite-making event in Donegal County Museum, as part of the national Cruinniú na nÓg festival on Saturday 6th June at 1 o'clock & 2.30pm!

You can either use your imagination to create the kite of your dreams or use a template that will be available on the day. The workshop will last one hour and all materials are supplied.
This is a creative and fun event that will teach you how to build and fly your very own kite, along with the safety steps on where and when it is safe to fly. It is most suitable for those aged 5 or older. Please wear old clothes.
Free of charge

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27/05/2026

27/05/2026

We’re always delighted to welcome our Danish visitors to the museum on such a glorious day! Thanks to Hebor tours!

27/05/2026

We were delighted to welcome in Dr Niamh Brennan, County Archivist into view the County Archives exhibition on display - ‘A Trek Thru Time’. This historical exhibition explores life in County Donegal from the 19th- 20th centuries using various county archives collections, and themes:
Arts & the Archives; Donegal Grand Jury; The Railways of Co. Donegal; Schools & Schooling in Co. Donegal; The Joseph Murray Collection; The Workhouses of Donegal; The GAA in Co. Donegal; Exotic and Eccentric Donegal; Donegal Archives of Emigration; Maps of Donegal; Elections & the Electorate; Ladies of Donegal.
Admission is free and all are welcome.

26/05/2026

This Friday 29th & Saturday 30th May for Letterkenny Pride Donegal County Museum invites you to call into to view ‘Donegal Says Yes’ - a short film blending national campaign footage from Ireland’s 2015 Marriage Equality referendum with local scenes from the Donegal campaign and court centre.
The film captures the energy of the Yes Campaign, the moment of victory and personal reflections recorded in recent years- offering a brief but heartfelt glimpse into a historic movement for equality.
Also on display is our Rainbow Revolution Listening Post & Donegal LGBTQ+ Heritage Project Display.
Our opening hours on Friday 29th are 10am - 4.30pm Lunch 12.30- 1pm
Saturday 30th 1-4.30pm
Admission is free and all are welcome!

25/05/2026

We hope you are enjoying the lovely weather at the moment - here are a couple of very lovely watercolours by Norah Dickson (née Chatterton) from a recent donation to the County Museum Collection.
The first is scene from the beach on Doagh Island and the second is the building of haystacks in Inishowen.
To view more of Norah's beautiful watercolors - visit our current exhibition 'In Search of the Donegal Vernacular Cottage'. Admission is free.

21/05/2026

21/05/2026

Don't miss our talk this Thursday (21st May) at 7.30pm, led by Ms. Caroline Carr, Assistant Curator of Donegal County Museum.

Join us for a fascinating exploration of weather, not just as daily small talk, but as a powerful force that has shaped our environment, our history, our buildings, and our lives.

Living on a wind-swept island in the North Atlantic, we experience not so much a climate as a rapidly changing succession of weather. It dictates when we work, when we rest, and how we build. It has brought disaster - from the catastrophic "Big Wind" of 1839 to the brutal winter of 1947, when a country already exhausted by war was brought to a standstill by prolonged frost and snow. It has shaped our architecture, driven crop failures, and today sits at the heart of one of the most urgent conversations of our time: climate change.

Caroline will draw on her expertise as a museum curator to trace weather's profound impact across the centuries, on the landscape, on communities, on the buildings we seek to preserve, and on the wider world, from sub-Saharan harvests to the storms increasingly battering these islands.

Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome, spread the word!

📍 The Stables, Sion Mills | 🗓️ Thursday 21st May | ⏰ 7.30pm

21/05/2026