For this year’s Heritage Week we present rock art, rebellion and roaring guns. Much will be heard and seen of Cahir Rua O’Doherty, last of the Gaelic chieftains of Inishowen and Henry Docwra,...
Read More →****** ****** Thursday, June 13 John Hegarty: The Battle of Binion @ The Coffee Cup A most interesting discovery was made 2 years ago about the somewhat mislaid location of the battle of...
Read More →Inish Times, Tuesday, 21 May 2013. By Roisin McLaughlin
Read More →Prehistoric stones & rock art in Straths, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal By Bauke Roof, May 2013 Introduction The townland of Straths is mostly composed of farmland with plenty of rock outcrops and big boulders....
Read More →An excursion was made in July 1915 by members of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland to Inishowen. The account of this trip was given by Henry S. Crawford, B.E., M.R.I.A, Member....
Read More →The alignment of the monument, know as Grianán of Aileach, to the rising sun at the equinoxes was observed again on March 21. That the monument was aligned to two important dates, spring...
Read More →The guest speaker for our talk on Thursday, 28th February 2013 was Marius Ó hEarcáin from the Carrickabraghy Restoration Society – a project that has received great support within and outside Inishowen for...
Read More →The little booklet, published by William J.Doherty in 1881, about the Abbey of Fahan is available online to view and download from the UCD Digital Library
Read More →The people of Buncrana watched in shock as the Lough Swilly hotel went up in flames early on Wednesday morning. The building had fallen into a state of disrepair recently but these photos...
Read More →National Heritage Week runs from 18-26 August this year and WIHH will be running a number of events throughout the week. As always, we will be offering our guided historical walking tours of...
Read More →From The Inish Times – Tuesday, 17th July 2012 Roisin McLaughlin Living history showcase to take place in Buncrana Revellers at the upcoming Buncrana Music Festival will be in for a treat this...
Read More →From The Inish Times – Tuesday, 3rd July 2012 Roisin McLaughlin Fort may not have been fort after all Further evidence to indicate Grianan Fort may not be a fort after all –...
Read More →Our next big event will be this living history display. Come along for a great day out.
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