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Can you help us with a new exhibition?
Have you or a family member ever worked in Scotland? Do you have photographs or memories from your time there that you would be willing to share?
The Culture Division of Donegal County Council (Heritage Office, Museum, Archives, Library Service, Regional Cultural Centre and Arts Office) in partnership with the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies is preparing a major exhibition on the historical context, working conditions and types of employment that Donegal men and women found in Scotland. The project will focus on a variety of industries and workplaces in Scotland from 1940 to 1990 including farms, buses, railways, building sites, engineering projects, shipbuilding, domestic service, biscuit and chocolate factories, the health service and religious life .
If you are willing to share your story, contact the County Donegal Heritage Office on (074) 917 2576 or by e-mail at heritage@donegalcoco.ie
If you have photographs of Donegal men or women at work in Scotland, they can be scanned free-of-charge at the County Museum in Letterkenny, the County Archives in Lifford or the libraries in Derrybeg, Dungloe, Donegal Town, Bundoran, Raphoe, Buncrana, Moville, Milford and Letterkenny.
If you have items or objects relating to your work in Scotland (such as boat or bus tickets, hand tools, work cards, uniforms, letters, suitcases and their contents) that you would be willing to lend for the exhibition, please contact the County Museum on (074) 9124613 or by e-mail at museum@donegalcoco.ie