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Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Ireland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives[edit | edit source]

British Newspaper Archive (County Donegal)
Website: British Newspaper Archive (County Donegal)

County Donegal Genealogy Archives
Website: County Donegal Genealogy Archives

Donegal County Archives
Three Rivers Centre
Station Rd
Lifford
Telephone: 074 91 53900
Email: info@donegalcoco.ie
Website: Donegal County Archives
Website #2: Donegal County Archives
Website #3: Donegal County Archives

The Archives Service of Donegal County Council is responsible for preserving, acquiring and making accessible the recorded heritage of the county for the people of Donegal, present and future generations.

Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Donegal)
Website: Ireland Genealogy Projects (County Donegal)

The Irish Archives (County Donegal)
Website: The Irish Archives (County Donegal)

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Ballyshannon Branch Library
Abbey View Office Block
Main Street
Ballyshannon F94 N156
Telephone: 071 9858824
Email: ballyshannon@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Ballyshannon Branch Library
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Buncrana Community Library
St. Mary’s Road
Buncrana F93 YK68
Telephone: 074 9361941
Email: buncrana@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Buncrana Community Library
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Bundoran Community Library
Civic Offices
Station Road
Bundoran F94 CKX7
Telephone: 071 9829665
Email: bundoran@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Bundoran Community Library
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Carndonagh Community Library
Public Services Centre
Carndonagh F93 NR70
Telephone: 074 9373701
Email: carndonagh@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Carndonagh Community Library
Website #2: Carndonagh Community Library
Website #3: County Donegal Libraries

Central Library
Oliver Plunkett Road
Letterkenny F92 R273
Telephone: 074 9124950
Email: central@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Central Library
Website #2: Central Library
Website #3: County Donegal Libraries

Donegal Town Branch Library
VEC Offices
Mountcharles Road
Donegal Town F94 KW25
Telephone: 074 9725329
Email: donegaltown@donegallibrary.ie
Website: County Donegal Libraries

Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair (Ghaoth Dobhair Community Library)
Aislann Ghaoth Dobhair
Páirc Ghnó Ghaoth Dobhair
Doirí Beaga (Derrybeg) F92 PT38
Telephone: 074 9560862
Email: gaothdobhair@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Leabharlann Phobail na Rosann (Rossan Community Library)
Ionad Teampaill Chróine
An Chlochán Liath (Dungloe) F94 KH74
Telephone: 074 9522500
Email: narosa@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Leabharlann Phobail na Rosann
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Library Administration HQ
Rosemount Lane
Letterkenny F92 KP90
Telephone: 074 9153900
Email: admin@donegallibrary.ie
Website: County Donegal Libraries

Lifford Community Library
The Old Courthouse
The Diamond
Lifford F93 CD6F
Telephone: 074 9172726
Email: lifford@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Lifford Community Library
Website #2: County Donegal Libraries

Milford Community Library
Public Service Centre
Milford F92 PY9F
Telephone: 074 9153927
Email: milford@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Milford Community Library
Website #2: Milford Community Library
Website #3: County Donegal Libraries

Moville Branch Library
The Square
Moville F93 N57X
Telephone: 074 9385110
Email: moville@donegallibrary.ie
Website: Moville Branch Library
Website #2: Moville Branch Library
Website #3: County Donegal Libraries

Raphoe Branch Library
The Diamond
Raphoe F93 VR88
Telephone: 074 9144115
Email: raphoe@donegalcoco.ie
Website: County Donegal Libraries

Twin Towns Community Library (formerly Ballybofey)
The Base Enterprise Centre
Railway Road
Stranorlar F93 VAK6
Telephone: 074 9175384
Email: twintowns@donegallibrary.ie
Website: County Donegal Libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

Donegal County Museum
High Road
Letterkenny
Telephone: 074 91 24613
Email: museum@donegalcoco.ie
Website: Donegal County Museum
Website #2: Donegal County Museum
Website #3: Donegal County Museum

The role of Donegal County Museum is to collect, record, preserve, communicate, and display for the use and enjoyment of the widest community possible, the material evidence and associated information of the history of County Donegal.

Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre
1-6 Church Meadows
Dunfanaghy
Telephone: 074 91 36540
Email: workhousedunfanaghy@eircom.net
Website: Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre
Website #2: Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre
Website #3: Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre
Website #4: Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre

The Dunfanaghy Workhouse is located on the outskirts of Dunfanaghy village in North West Donegal. This impressive stone building is of great historical interest. It originated as one of the grim famine workhouses of the 1840s but today is a much more pleasant place incorporating a Heritage Centre that explores local history and culture.

St Connells – Glenties Heritage Museum
Mill Rd
Glenties
Telephone: 074 9551766
Email: info@glentiesheritagemuseum.com
Email #2: glentiescommunitycarefas@gmail.com
Website: St Connells – Glenties Heritage Museum
Website #2: St Connells – Glenties Heritage Museum
Website #3: St Connells – Glenties Heritage Museum

The museum houses a unique collection of artifacts from the local area as well as historical information about the Glenties area. The aim is to preserve something of the history, customs and traditions of the area.

For a list of County Donegal museums, go to List of museums in the Republic of Ireland in Wikipedia. Click on the arrow in the column heading labeled County to make the listing alphabetical by county name beginning with County Carlow. Scroll down past County Dublin and County Tipperary to reach Donegal.

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 '''Buncrana Community Library'''<br>St. Mary’s Road<br>Buncrana F93 YK68<br>Telephone: 074 9361941<br>Email: [mailto:buncrana@donegallibrary.ie buncrana@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Bundoran Community Library'''<br>Civic Offices<br>Station Road<br>Bundoran F94 CKX7<br>Telephone: 071 9829665<br>Email: [mailto:bundoran@donegallibrary.ie bundoran@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Carndonagh Community Library'''<br>Public Services Centre<br>Carndonagh F93 NR70<br>Telephone: 074 9373701<br>Email: [mailto:carndonagh@donegallibrary.ie carndonagh@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Central Library'''<br>Oliver Plunkett Road<br>Letterkenny F92 R273<br>Telephone: 074 9124950<br>Email: [mailto:central@donegallibrary.ie central@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Donegal Town Branch Library'''<br>VEC Offices<br>Mountcharles Road<br>Donegal Town F94 KW25<br>Telephone: 074 9725329<br>
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 '''Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair''' (Ghaoth Dobhair Community Library)<br>Aislann Ghaoth Dobhair<br>Páirc Ghnó Ghaoth Dobhair<br>Doirí Beaga (Derrybeg) F92 PT38<br>
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 '''Leabharlann Phobail na Rosann''' (Rossan Community Library)<br>Ionad Teampaill Chróine<br>An Chlochán Liath (Dungloe) F94 KH74<br>
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 '''Library Administration HQ'''<br>Rosemount Lane<br>Letterkenny F92 KP90<br>Telephone: 074 9153900<br>Email: [mailto:admin@donegallibrary.ie admin@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Lifford Community Library'''<br>The Old Courthouse<br>The Diamond<br>Lifford F93 CD6F<br>Telephone: 074 9172726<br>Email: [mailto:lifford@donegallibrary.ie lifford@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Milford Community Library'''<br>Public Service Centre<br>Milford F92 PY9F<br>Telephone: 074 9153927<br>Email: [mailto:milford@donegallibrary.ie milford@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Moville Branch Library'''<br>The Square<br>Moville F93 N57X<br>Telephone: 074 9385110<br>Email: [mailto:moville@donegallibrary.ie moville@donegallibrary.ie]<br>
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 '''Raphoe Branch Library'''<br>The Diamond<br>Raphoe F93 VR88<br>Telephone: 074 9144115<br>Email: [mailto:raphoe@donegalcoco.ie raphoe@donegalcoco.ie]<br>
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 '''Twin Towns Community Library''' (formerly Ballybofey)<br>The Base Enterprise Centre<br>Railway Road<br>Stranorlar F93 VAK6<br>Telephone: 074 9175384<br>
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 == Museums ==