Monreagh Heritage Centre

Over het museum

The centre occupies the old manse of the Presbyterian congregation at Monreagh, about a mile from Carrigans village in the Laggan district of East Donegal. Scottish Presbyterians settled in this area in the early 1600s: a congregation was formed at Monreagh in 1610 and the church, which still stands across the road, was established in 1644. The house stopped being a manse in 2002, when the congregation joined with First Derry and shared a minister.

The building was restored and opened as a heritage centre on 28 May 2009. It was developed by the Monreagh Ulster-Scots Heritage Association with funding from the International Fund for Ireland, the Irish government and the Ulster-Scots Agency. Each of four rooms covers a period of history, from the Plantation of Ulster to the present, and shows how people from the Laggan helped shape industry and politics in the United States and Canada. Several American presidents, including James Buchanan and James K. Polk, have ancestral links to the region.

Visitors tour the rooms on their own and see original photographs, paintings and other memorabilia. Local historical records help people trace their family history. Outside, a living history garden shows a round house, a plantation cottage, a forge and a flax patch. The centre also hosts music and cultural events and school projects.

Hoogtepunten

• Four themed rooms on Ulster-Scots and Scots-Irish history
• Links between the Laggan district and American presidents
• Local records and photographs for tracing family history
• Living history garden with round house, plantation cottage and forge
• Presbyterian church of 1644 opposite the centre

Vaste collectie

• Ulster-Scots exhibition rooms – Four themed rooms that follow Ulster-Scots and Scots-Irish history from the Plantation of Ulster to the present, with photographs, paintings and memorabilia.
• Living History Garden – Outdoor exhibits on the architecture and farming of the past, including a round house, a plantation cottage, a forge and a flax patch.

Opgericht

2009

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The centre is on the L2141, one mile from Carrigans village, about a 15-minute drive from Derry~Londonderry and about 20 minutes from Letterkenny. Use the Eircode F93 DN24 for navigation.

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