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ON THIS DAY: 6th July 1906: ST. EUNAN’S COLLEGE OPENS

ON THIS DAY: 6th July 1906: ST. EUNAN’S COLLEGE OPENS
July 6, 2016 by Kieran Kelly 0 comments

110 years ago today, St. Eunan’s College was officially opened as part of the Aonach an Dún Fair. By the end of the nineteenth century, the Old Seminary building (next to the Literary Institute) was in much need of repair. Following the completion of the Cathedral in 1901, one former pupil of the school, Bishop

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ON THIS DAY: 1st July 1916: SENTRY HILL & THE SOMME

ON THIS DAY: 1st July 1916: SENTRY HILL & THE SOMME
July 1, 2016 by Kieran Kelly 0 comments

Amidst the many commemorations that are taking place around the world today to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, it can be easy to forget how the small town of Letterkenny and its immediate hinterland was affected at the time by one of the bloodiest battles in human

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