heritage centres around south west donegal

Ardara Heritage Centre tells the story of Donegal tweed from the shearing of sheep to the manufacture and completion of the beautiful woven cloth....

Situated at the carpet factory building in Killybegs. It offers a fascinating audio visual insight into the history of the fishing and the famous hand knotting carpets also home to the longest loom in the world. Enjoy a hands on experience ina fishing trawlers wheelhouse and live demonstrations of the hand knotting carpets. Craft and coffe shop on the premises....

Visit the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre and find out just what it was like to travel on the narrow gauge railways of County Donegal. Stretching from Derry and Strabane to Glenties and Ballyshannon, the County Donegal Railway provided the essential transport for farmers and fishermen, businessmen and builders, housewives and schoolchildren - everyone who needed to get about.

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, which includes an historical presentation artefacts and sales shop, is ded...

Isaac Butt Heritage Center opened its doors in 1998. The centre looks at the dedicated service that Butt provided for the community of Glenfin. There are also exhibitionsthat looks at the history and heritage of Glenfin. These exhibitions includes looking at the old educational system of Glenfin,it's history dating back as far a the 5th century and more.
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The Lough Derg Centre, a heritage centre located on Main Street, Pettigo, encourages the visitor to explore the Celtic origins of St Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Derg. This archaic sanctuary which so fascinated the medieval world that it drew penitents and pilgrims from every corner of the known world is recreated in the exhibits and presentations on display.

Lough Derg has inspired poets throughout the ages and extracts of these poems are used as an alternative to the traditional sto...