MV Deutschland

Please note new time for MV Deutschland on the 17/06/18  now berthing at 09:00hrs, departing 19:00

Cruise Ship Passenger Traces Family Roots

MS Saga Ruby docks in Killybegs Among the passengers on the cruise ship, MS Saga Ruby when it docked in Killybegs on Friday 15th September was Anne McGuinness from Girvan Scotland. Anne is a granddaughter of Alex Noble who founded the boatbuilding company Nobles of Girvan, where some of the most beautiful fishing boats ever […]

70th Anniversary Commemoration of Crash on Crownarad Mountain

The Garry Pentland Summer School established last year is to continue the Gortin man’s legacy next month when it unveils a plaque on Crownarad Mountain in County Donegal in memory of 12 Second World War aircrew. They perished in a crash north-west of Killybegs just two months before Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945 that […]

Just Launched Pat Conaghan’s New Book on St. Columba’s Industrial School

Pat Conaghan's Book

We are delighed to announce the launch of Pat Conaghan’s new book entitled St. Columba’s Industrial School & Boatyard Killybegs. This is Pat Conaghan’s fourth book on local history and sets out in detail how St. Columba’s Industrial School, Killybegs was founded. It looks into the background to the establishment of the school, the search […]