Date: 24 Oct 2025
Commemorative Conference - 'Borders & Boundaries'
On Saturday 8th November, Donegal County Museum, Culture Division, Donegal County Council in partnership with County Donegal Historical Society are holding a one-day conference in the Old Courthouse, Lifford, exploring the impact of the Border on the centenary of the Boundary Commission and marking the 100th anniversary of the Morning Post’s newspaper article.
On 7 November 1925, near the end of the work of Irish Boundary Commission, the Morning Post newspaper published a proposed map of the new border which the Boundary Commission were going to recommend in its final report to the Irish, British, and Northern Irish governments. One of their recommendations included the transfer of majority Protestant areas in County Donegal, including St Johnston, Killea, Carrigans, Bridgend and Muff to Northern Ireland. Consequentially the Commission’s recommendations were dismissed by all the governments and this report remained unpublished until 1969. However, it set in place the Irish boundary line – with this Border shaping the political, social, cultural and economic history of the island of Ireland.
This conference begins at 9am with registration and includes talks by both national and local speakers, a drama performance along with a panel discussion. Speakers include Dr Cormac Moore, Patrick Duffy, Dr Kieran Rankin, Dr Niamh Brennan, Dr Liam Campbell, Dr Lynsey Black and Jim McBride. This event is free but as places are limited, prebooking is essential to Donegal County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal T0035374 9124613 Email museum@donegalcoco.ie
This event is funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport and the Donegal County Museum, Culture Division, Donegal County Council.
