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Where we are

Killybegs Visitor &
Heritage Centre,
The Carpet Factory,
Killybegs,
Co. Donegal.
Telephone: +353 (0)74 9741944
info@visitkillybegs.com

Events and Exhibitions

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.

7th - 10th Aug 2008: Killybegs Carpet Factory Reunion and Town Festival.

Exhibitions

Topics on which Killybegs Visitor & Heritage Centre holds material include all aspacts 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