Item category 1: Donegal Studies

This memoir is a journey across two worlds, from rural Ireland to the slums of Kenya, woven together through moments of loss, resilience, compassion, and hope. Bridget Browne reflects on her life growing up on a farm in Ireland, becoming a young mother, and fostering children who needed safety a...

From creative craftswomen to singing sensations, poets to sporting champions, Marian Broderick is back to explore the histories of remarkable Irish women in history. These women made a difference to the world in a variety of ways and paved the way for women today.

In a close-knit community on Ireland's west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan by Ambrose Bonnar, the fisherman who adopts him, the baby captivates the town and the boy he grows to be will captivate them still - no one can quite fathom Brendan Bonnar. For Christine, Ambr...

Foreword by Dr Mary McAleese.

Celebrating 100 years of continuous political representation on Donegal County Council by the Blaney Family, marked by a Civic Reception held in the County House, Lifford on July 4th, 2025. .

Cenél nEógain, a royal dynasty from Inishowen in Donegal, defeated its previously more successful opponent, Cenél Conaill at the battle of Clóitech in AD 789. From then on, the Cenél nEógain kingdom spread across Counties Derry, Tyrone (giving that territory its name), into Armagh, and domi...

The long seventeenth century was a time of enormous religious and political change in Ireland, but there has never been a satisfactory study of the Church of Ireland throughout this turbulent period. This book fills the gap, drawing on rich research undertaken in recent years by a number of emine...

The Derry Brigade's success would help propel Martin McGuinness to the very top of the IRA's Army Council. By the early 1980s the Derry Brigade appeared untouchable. However, in reality, Special Branch and British Intelligence had infiltrated it from top to bottom and almost destroyed the brigade...