West Inishowen’s machu Pichhu
On Sunday last, a few WIH&HS members set out to rediscover one of West Inishowen’s most important promontory forts at Gollan Hill. After a long trek they were rewarded with finding this...
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Discovery at the Castle Bridge
The following is a report by John Mc Carron, Vice Chair of WIH&HS given to the Inish Independent on the recent discovery of an ancient ford at Buncrana’s iconic Castle Bridge. The...
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Mabel Colhoun: A Northwest Pioneer
Exhibition: Sept.6th – Oct. 4th Mabel Remington Colhoun (1905-1992) was a pioneering woman, who had limitless energy and functioned in many roles in her lifetime. She was a teacher, a co-founder of...
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WIH&HS 2016 Review Now Available
Dear all Please find a link to our review of 2016. It was an amazing year! Read more here All of our previous annual reviews are available here Best wishes WIH&HS Committee
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WIH&HS Public Relations Officer Stepping Down
Dear all Our current Public Relations Officer Dr Michael Liam Gorry will be stepping down at the end of July 2017 due to professional and academic commitments. Liam was Chair of the Society...
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Archaeology Day 2017: Tower Museum (Derry) 8/7/2017 (10am-4pm)
Please pop along to the Tower Museum to see the amazing Mabel Colhoun Exhibition (launched 7/7/2017) and meet our team who will be running a stall all day in order to talk about Mabel Colhoun’s...
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WIH&HS National Heritage Week Events 2017
West Inishowen History & Heritage Society 2017 National Heritage Week Events This August join the multi award winning West Inishowen History & Heritage Society as they run a whole host of events for...
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23 June 7pm, Tower Museum (Derry~Londonderry): Mabel Remington Colhoun – Cataloguing Her Life’s Work
On Friday 23 June our PRO Dr Michael Liam Gorry will be delivering a talk relating to our Mabel R Colhoun cataloging project. This is an ongoing project facilitated by the Tower Museum....
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Summer School: ‘The History of Sport in West Inishowen’ (June 5-11, 2017)
Join West Inishowen History & Heritage Society once again for their 7th Annual Summer School, ‘The History of Sport in West Inishowen’ Events and outings include: The History of North West Golf Club...
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8 June 2017: The Legacy of Charles McGlinchey’s ‘Last of the Name’
Join West Inishowen History & Heritage Society for this fantastic event relating to one of Inishowen’s most successful literary creations, Charles McGlinchey’s ‘Last of the Name. Filmmaker Paul McCarroll will be in attendance accompanied by...
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Talk & Exhibtion: ‘Josef Locke – The People’s Tenor’. Friday 21 – Saturday 22 April 2017
Join Dr Nuala McAllister Hart as she delivers a fascinating talk on the life and times of renowned Irish tenor Josef Locke. This talk marks both the centenary of Locke’s birth in...
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Dear members, colleagues and friends We are delighted to announce our 2017-18 committee who as of 5 March 2017 have all been successfully elected onto our main committee. Many thanks to all the...
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Laurentic Centenary Commemoration (Guildhall): 27 Jan 2017
Earlier today WIH&HS Committee members attended a fantastic Mayor’s lunch (Guildhall: Derry~Londonderry) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the liner SS Laurentic at the mouth of Lough Swilly on the...
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New WIH&HS Twitter Page
Our new Twitter page has been up and running since the summer of 2016. Please find it here: https://twitter.com/westinishowen As always everything we do will appear on this website, on our Facebook Page,...
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Photo of Dunree Fort by M L Gorry © 2016 Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all at West Inishowen History & Heritage Society. Thank you all for a great year full...
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