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11 Sept 2025

What you can do in Donegal during National Heritage Week on Thursday August 21

Events taking place across the county from Lough Derg to Fanad

The Life and Legacy of Wolfe Tone

Expert of Irish Republicanism history, Dr Ruán O'Donnell will speak on the life of Wolfe Tone at Central Library in Letterkenny from 6.30pm until 7.30pm.

This lecture will be of particular local interest arising from debate on the capture of Tone aboard the Hoche at Lough Swilly.

Dr O’Donnell is a senior lecturer of the History Department of the University of Limerick.

For further information, contact Central Library at centrallibrary@donegalcoco.ie or call 074 9124950. 

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