Donaghmore Historical Society

Thanks to everyone for your support tonight for a very successful launch with @MidUlster_DC. The Dungannon Workhouse Website is now LIVE. dungannonworkhouse.com @JoeBrolly1993 @ErvineLinda @rogermacginty @amictify @IrishWorkhouseC @IrishWorkhouses @DGNHurlingclub @DungannonRFC

The day the circus crashed in Dungannon👇 Thankfully the lions stayed put! Great to read first hand accounts of the crash and from our own @mac_ginty

❗️Tickets for the event TONIGHT can be booked here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/playing-up-d…

Donaghmore, Dungannon and the local area has a long history of drama, culture, creativity and the arts. Mary MacGinty will explore this tradition, developed from early times to the present day. Her story will help us understand how important drama has been to the community.

The Annual General Meeting of Donaghmore Historical Society will be held on 5th June. The Centre will open at 7.30pm to provide an opportunity for everyone to review the heritage resources in the building, including maps, books and original sources. The AGM will start at 8pm.

Donaghmore Historical Society is pleased to announce that our next talk is "Down Memory Lane in Dungannon" by Richard Scott, the former Tyrone Courier photojournalist. The event will be held at the Heritage Centre on Monday 13th March at 8.00pm. Everyone is welcome

The next meeting of Donaghmore Historical Society takes will take place at Heritage Centre, on Monday, February 13th, at 8.00pm. Dr Liam Campbell will speak about Lough Neagh: A Dynamic Waterscape. Natural, human and mythological origins and interactions. Everyone is welcome.

An important story. dungannonworkhouse.com This website, for the first time, names the many thousands who were born, lived and died in poverty in Dungannon Workhouse. @JoeBrolly1993 @skydavidblevins @ErvineLinda @Niall_journo @DGNHurlingclub @joetoner68

Really moving, important local stories here from @Niall_journo...

“…I want to know what happen to my mother…” Latest digi vid 🎥 for @BBCNewsNI Grateful to Sonia for sharing her mother’s story. Aswell @ciaranjreilly @MaynoothUni & @mac_ginty @donaghmorehist for speaking about efforts to raise awareness of the recent history of workhouses⬇️

Out talk on the Great Famine in the Dungannon Union TOMORROW, 8pm at Donaghmore Heritage Centre. #dungannon #greatfamine #donaghmorehistoricalsociety #donaghmore #pomeroy #coalisland #newmills

In October 1845, the local potato crop was hit by blight. Years of suffering would follow as successive crops failed- starvation, disease and emigration soon became a daily occurrence in the Dungannon area. All welcome THIS Monday at 8pm. #dungannon #irishfamine #tyronefamine

Great to see our Dungannon Workhouse website mentioned on Irish Geneology News: “The site is practically bulging with information about the workhouse, its history, architecture, residents and place within the local economy.” irishgenealogynews.com/2022/09/dungan… #dungannonworkhouse #tyrone

1997 Margaret Mac Ginty unveiling the stone memorial to the dead of Dungannon Workhouse. 2022 The new memorial garden. Our website names those of all faiths and none who can finally rest in peace. dungannonworkhouse.com ⁦@roisiningle⁩ ⁦⁩⁦⁦@JoeBrolly1993

A massive thanks to everyone for your support for a hugely successful website launch. The Dungannon Workhouse Website is now LIVE! dungannonworkhouse.com ⁦@JoeBrolly1993⁩ ⁦@ErvineLinda⁩ ⁦@rogermacginty⁩ ⁦@DGNHurlingclub⁩ ⁦@RobinSwannMoH⁩

Thanks to @Danielle_McS and @ciaranjreilly for their phenomenal expertise in putting together the Dungannon Workhouse website. The website is now LIVE! dungannonworkhouse.com #dungannonworkhouse #dungannon #workhouse #donaghmore #coalisland #newmills #pomeroy #castlecaulfield

We are delighted to launch the new Dunnganon workhouse website Project! Thank you to Dr @ciaranjreilly for all the research, The Donaghmore Historical Society and the Mid Ulster Council. @donaghmorehis- bit.ly/3LcyZFQ #dmcconsultancy #dungannonworkhouse #midulsterdc

Bridget Donaghy, died 7th July 1880 aged 3 years, from marasmous. William Stewart, died 11th January 1881 aged 6 years, from typhoid fever. Eliza Connelly, died 21st May 1885 aged 3.5 years, from meningitis. #dungannonworkhouse 2/2

This website will display the names of all 4,000 recorded people who perished at Dungannon Workhouse. Children like George Stewart, died 1st January 1884 aged 1 year, from croup. Anne O'Neill, died 30th April 1891 aged 6 years, from tuberculosis. 1/2 #dungannonworkhouse

The McGoldrick children of Clonaneese aged four and four months, died within days of each other in 1862. It was the same with the Hamilton children from Drumaspil, Thomas (6), David (4) and Sarah (1) all dying within a six week period in the summer of 1863. #dungannonworkhouse