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Our blog shares stories from The Workhouse, updates on events and exhibitions, community projects and insights into local history and heritage. It is a space to highlight what is happening on site and across Dunfanaghy.

New posts are added throughout the year, so check back regularly for updates.

The Stewarts of Horn Head
The recent opening of Ramsay’s Bar and Lounge on the Square in Dunfanaghy represents the next…
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Begging in Dunfanaghy
In the 19th century, alongside the tragedy that was the Great Famine, the people of Ireland…
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Tory Island and It’s History
This week’s Sheephaven History looks to one of the most inconic shapes in our landscape –…
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Ramsay’s
The recent opening of Ramsay’s Bar and Lounge on the Square in Dunfanaghy represents the next…
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John Heena – Keeping Handweaving Traditions Alive in Donegal
Among those taking part in this year’s Heritage Week activities at The Workhouse in Dunfanaghy will…
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The Bridge of Tears
The Muckish Gap is the name given to a stretch of road which links Creeslough and…
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The Stewarts of Horn Head

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Begging in Dunfanaghy

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Tory Island and It’s History

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