The Grovers and Rev Steele
Philip Grover, a curator at Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum, with his father David. Philip and David visited Monreagh to learn more about their great-great-(great)-grandfather, Rev Dr James Steele (1787-1859) of Stranorlar, Donegal.
The Laggan
The Laggan of Donegal On looking at a map of the county Donegal, it will be seen that the north-eastern part of the county, which is the most northerly part of Ireland is a peninsula washed on the eastern side by the waters of Lough Foyle and on the western by Lough...
Descendant of Rev Andrew Long, Monreagh
Great, Great Grandson of Reverend Andrew Long, Monreagh. Bernard (Richard Dill) Thompson, from County Dublin, paid a visit to Monreagh today to learn more about his great, great, grandfather, Rev Andrew Long, who was Minister of Monreagh from 1845 to 1870....
Monreagh Centre featured on American TV
When Keith McClary-Nelson and his wife Kathleen from Sacramento, California watched a recent documentary on American TV that featured the Monreagh Heritage Centre, they decided to pay us a visit. And here they are with Stewart Buchanan.... they arrived today.
In Search of Davy Crockett
Billy McCullough and his wife Elizabeth have recently returned from an exhaustive journey to the United States in search of the legendary Davy Crockett and friends. Billy and Liz joined us for our recent History Event to speak about their adventures trekking...
Living History for Schools
Drumoghill was the first National School to participate in our Living History Schools programme today. Amongst other things, the children learnt: how the flax was processed in the Lagan area of Donegal in times past; and what costumes soldiers would have worn, and...
