Item category 1: Donegal Studies

Join us as we walk through Ireland's fields dotted with sheep and divided by dry-stone walls. Celebrate the rolling slopes, rugged valleys and patchwork meadows that make this ancient land so beautiful.

During a robbery on 10 March 1844, 14-year-old servant Mary Doherty was murdered in a farmhouse near Culdaff, Co. Donegal. There was no doubt locally about the perpetrator's identity, but there was insufficient evidence against Daniel McKeeny, and he was eventually transported for a separate offe...

This addictive, fascinating and humorous book is a collection of Irish trivia, history and uncommon knowledge. Presented in short, digestible entries and engagingly written throughout, this revised edition contains much of the original classic with additional content selected from 'Foster's Even ...

From the Valley traces his father’s emigration, war experiences and return to a newly Independent Ireland, before progressing to Jim’s own upbringing in the rugged beauty of Glenties, and the Donegal Gaeltacht, where a resourceful and tightly-knit community struggled against the poverty of post-w...

In a world increasingly driven by digital transformation, one truth remains unchanged: business is about people. 'The Future is Human' explores the essential human skills - such as empathy, collaboration and storytelling - that define success in a rapidly evolving workplace. Charlie Boyle, founde...

'The GAA Covered' is a stunning visual compendium of GAA programmes. With over 100 years of material contained within, each page features striking images of that year's provincial and All-Ireland final match programmes, along with captions of context and colour.

Gary the Stinky Goose is a laugh-out-loud tale about a goose with a gassy problem and a big heart. Poor Gary just wants friends, but his farts keep getting in the way. When bullies steal the ball at school, Gary decides it’s time to be brave. With a rumble in his tummy and a very stinky plan, he ...

A Wren for 99 Days is a deeply personal and heart-breaking account of the life and tragic death of Gertrude Canning, a young Irishwoman from Co. Donegal who was murdered in Scotland in 1942. To this day, no one has been brought to justice for her murder, making it one of Scotland’s oldest unsolve...

This heartfelt memoir chronicles the author’s journey from Donegal, Ireland, to London in the 1980s when Ireland was crippled with high unemployment, mass emigration and political violence. It paints a vivid picture of the struggles faced as an emigrant – beginning with the search for employment ...