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PRIDE OF PLACE COMPETITION

Information Notice

The Maritime & Heritage Centre entered the PRIDE OF PLACE competition, and have been successful in being chosen by the Local Authority to represent Donegal in the ALL IRELAND PRIDE OF PLACE Competition 2010 in our category [Population over 2,000].

We are delighted in our achievements thus far, and it is a wonderful honour for Killybegs town and for Killybegs businesses.

This event will be a marvellous opportunity for the Maritime & Heritage Centre to help put Killybegs onto the tourist map, and be a choice of destination for visitors to the North West.

The Judges from the PRIDE OF PLACE competition will be visiting the Centre on Wednesday 21st July 2010 when the community group have the unique opportunity to showcase our initiatives - an event which we hope will have a long lasting and positive impact on our community as a whole.

The All Ireland award session will be held in November 2010, when the successful winner of the PRIDE OF PLACE Competition will be announced.

Special events and workshops are arranged from time to time on specific topics related to the life and work in Donegal South West over the past hundred years or so.

St Patricks Day parade, starting 3pm at St Catherines Vocational School.

Visiting Cruise Ships

17th Aug 2010, Minerva

30th Aug 2010, Ocean Countess

2nd Sept 2010, Marco Polo

Town events

3rd & 4th July, Killybegs International Sea Angling Competition

1st Aug, Killybegs Sailing Club Annual Regatta.

7th & 8th Aug, Killybegs Town Festival

21st - 29th Aug, Heritage Week.

8th - 10th Oct, Killybegs Set Dancing weekend.

30th Oct, Killybegs Halloween Fancy Dress parade

Topics on which Killybegs Visitor & Heritage Centre holds material include all aspects of the fishing industry and it's importance to Killybegs and South West Donegal hinterland. Exhibs include;

Boat building and design / net making / marine engineering / marine hydraulics / marine electronics / life-saving equipment / working conditions at sea / safety and accident prevention in the industry / the importance of training, etc.)
The Manufacture of Hand-knotted Carpets in Donegal (including designs / techniques / customers, etc.)
Killybegs Industrial School (1898 - 1939)
The Army in Killybegs (1939 - 1945)
Refugees (1945 - 46)
St. Columba's TB Sanitorium (1947 - 1967)
Killybegs Tourism College (1969 - )

Talks on various aspects of life and work in this area can be arranged with historians and people with first-hand knowledge or family involvement. We welcome your requests and suggestions.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions are held from time to time of some of the vast archive of local material, including:

Carpets and rugs manufactured in Killybegs
Collections of local photographs
Examples of work and materials associated with the local fishing industry

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