The Lifford Museum offers a unique opportunity to explore Donegal’s heritage in one place, within one of the county’s most iconic historic buildings.
The museum brings together three important heritage collections: the County Donegal Historical Society Collection, formerly housed in Rossnowlagh; the Donegal Ancestry Collection, previously located in Ramelton; and artefacts from Lifford Old Courthouse itself.
Exhibits span thousands of years of history, from the Stone Age and Bronze Age through Penal Times and the 18th and 19th centuries. Displays also explore Irish independence and Ireland’s cultural influence across Europe, with visitors able to view copies of the Book of Ballymote and The Annals of the Four Masters.
Highlights include artefacts linked to Napper Tandy, the Irish revolutionary; Nurse Catherine Black, a royal nurse from Donegal; and fine examples of Muckish Glassware.
Admission is free, and the museum is open during our regular opening hours.
