Table of Contents

Section 2: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE AND CLIMATE
The Geological Evolution of County Donegal—Paul J. Gibson
The Glacial History of Donegal—Paul Dunlop
The Donegal Coastline—Andrew Cooper
The Climate and Weather of County Donegal—Kieran Hickey
Donegal Natural History, Wildlife Habitats and the Living Landscape—Jim Mac Laughlin
Plants, Moths and Butterflies of Donegal—Ralph Sheppard
Whales and Dolphins in Offshore Waters of Donegal—Michael Mc Laughlin
Donegal The Diversity of Bird life—Jim Mac Laughlin
The Golden Eagles of Donegal—Lorcan O’Toole

Section 3: PREHISTORY AND THE PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
Prehistoric Archaeology of Donegal: c. 7000 BC to c. AD 500—Brian Lacey
The Political Geography of Donegal, AD 500–800—Brian Lacey
Beltany—Mary Harte
Dynastic Conflict in Medieval Donegal, AD 800–1400—Tomás G. Ó Canainn
Social and Economic Change in Coastal Donegal, 900–1650—Jim Mac Laughlin
The Principality of Tír Chonaill in the early Sixteenth Century—Darren MacEiteagáin
Spanish Armada Wrecks off the Donegal Coastline—Caoimhinn Barr

Section 4: DISLOCATION AND TRANSFORMATION
From Gaelic Outpost to Colonial Society Donegal and the Plantation of Ulster—Annaleigh Margey
The Flight of the Earls—Seán Beattie
Donegal’s Presbyterians: The Ulster Scots Connection—Carol Baraniuk and Frank Ferguson
Rundale and Social Revolution in Nineteenth Century Donegal—James Anderson
Social and Economic Links between Derry and Donegal in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century—Robert Gavin
Donegal The History of Coastal and Sea Fisheries—Jim Mac Laughlin
Social Conditions, Gweedore in the 1830s and 1840s—George Hill
Social Change in Glencolumbkille in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries—Vincent Tucker
South Donegal on the eve of the Great Famine—Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall
Memorial of Patrick M’Kye, Gweedore, to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1837
The Great Famine in Donegal—Seán Beattie
The Trail of Tears: Donegal Involvement in the Demise of the American Indian—Donal Campbell
A Famine Diary from Fanad Peninsula—Hugh Dorian
The Estate System of Landholding in County Donegal—Martina O’Donnell
Testimonies Given at the Devon Commission, July, 1844 on landholding and the state of agriculture in County Donegal
The Hiring Fair System in Donegal—Seán Beattie
A Letter from New York
Donegal: The Emigrant Nursery and the Global Economy—Jim Mac Laughlin
Migration in Donegal History, 1607–2007—Patrick Fitzgerald
John Doherty – Social Reformer, Trade Unionist, and Working Class Journalist, 1798–1854—Jim Mac Laughlin
The Migration Story of Micí Mac Gabhann, 1865–1948—Brian Lambkin
Letters from Reverend J.L. McHenry, Church of Ireland, Curate of Culdaff to his Mother, Mrs. Margaret McHenry, Draperstown, County Derry
Inishtrahull: ‘The Isle of Ships’—Seán Beattie
Donegal Poitin—Aiden Manning

Section 5: THE MAKING OF MODERN DONEGAL
Conservative Nationalist Rule in Donegal, 1880–1921—Jim Mac Laughlin
Donegal and the War of Independence—Liam O’Duibhir
Donegal and the Civil War—Liam O’Duibhir
Perceptions of a Northern County Donegal, 1550–1900—Jim Mac Laughlin
A Donegal Chaplain’s Account of Conditions at the Frontline During World War I—Canon Pádraig Mac Giolla Cheara
Donegal: The Scottish Connection—Joe Bradley
The Arranmore Disaster—Peadar O’Donnell
The Donegal Corridor—Anthony Begley
Historical Aspects of Farming in Donegal—Jonathan Bell and Mervyn Watson
Donegal Division and Change in Modern Agriculture—Tony Varley
Towns and Villages in Donegal—Jim Mac Laughlin
Donegal Women in History—Helen Meehan
Harry Percival Swan—Seán Beattie
Donegal Railways—Frank Sweeney
A Life on the Rocks—Donal O’Sullivan

Section 6: CULTURAL TRADITIONS, MUSIC AND SPORT
The Lace Schools of County Donegal, 1880–1920—Seán Beattie
The Irish Language and Population Change in Donegal in the Nineteenth Century—Róise Ní Bhaoill
The Hills of Donegal
The Vernacular Boats of County Donegal—Donal Mac Polin
Donegal: Makers, Songs and Singers—Lillis Ó Laoire
Tráthnóna Beag Aréir--‘Máire’
The Traditional Music of Donegal—Caoimhin Mac Aodh
History of Food and Diet in Donegal—Seán Beattie
The Development of the GAA and Soccer in County Donegal—Conor Curran
Rory Gallagher (1948–1995)—Jim Mac Laughlin and Marcus Connaughton
Daniel O’Donnell Singer and Performer—Ellen Barr

Section 7: ART, LITERATURE AND ARCHITECTURE
Carndonagh—Frank Mc Guinness
In a Town of Five Thousand People—Frank Mc Guinness
Derek Hill: The Donegal Connection—Denise Ferran
Donegal: A Painter’s Retreat—Brian Ferran
Laochra Litríochta Rann Na Feirste—Nollaig Mac Congáil
Charles Macklin, (c.1690–1797), Playwright and Actor—Nuala McAllister Hart
Patrick Mac Gill (1890–1963): Working Class Novelist and Poet—Jim Mac Laughlin
Sense of Place in the Life and Works of Peadar O’Donnell—Donal Ó’Drisceoil
Anseo ag Stáisiún Chaiseal na gCorr—Cathal Ó Searcaigh
‘Níl Contae Níos Deise…’ The Sense of Place in the Work of Donegal Writers (1893–1986)—Seán McMahon
Glenties Abú! Brian Friel’s Donegal—Frank Shovlin
Hope and Heritage: County Donegal Historical Society—Seán Beattie
The Dynamic World of Donegal Newspapers—Sean Feeney
The Architecture of Liam McCormick in County Donegal—Paul Larmour
St. Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny—Rev. Pádraig Ó Baoighill
Modern Architecture in County Donegal—Marianne O’Kane Boal
Donegal: Planning and the Planned Environment—Brendan O’Sullivan