Personalities

A collection of articles and biographies about some of the town’s personalities past and present.

Anthony Molloy

Anton Ó Lúdhóg Anthony Molloy was born on the 28th May, 1962, to the delight of his proud parents Nora and the late Lanty Molloy of Leamagowra.  He was their…

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Bibi Baskin

Bibi Baskin or Olive Baskin as she is known locally comes from a family of three girls to parents Jack and Hilda Baskin (Hanlon). Bibi grew up on the Hillhead,…

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Charles Joseph Keeney

Born on August 3rd, 1903, in the townland of Glendoan, or the hamlet of Snugborough, Ardara, to give it its official name, my father, Charles Keeney, later known as Sonny,…

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Charlie Bennett

Charlie Bennett – An Appreciation on the occasion of his death As I sit down on an August evening to write about Charlie – I still find it hard to…

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Con & Nessa

Con & Nessa Molloy of the Nesbitt Arms Hotel, Ardara Connie as a young fellow emigrated to the United States in 1950 and got work in New York and met many of…

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Frank Gallagher

At a time when many accolades are mentioned in relation to a person at the time of death, every accolade that I can think of is not adequate for Frank…

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Kathleen Sheerin

Kathleen Sheerin is best known as a prominent member of the Donegal Diaspora in Dublin. The youngest child of Tom Gallagher and Mollie Boyle, Wooden Bridge, Ardara, Kathleen first began…

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Packie Manus Byrne

A man of many parts – Packie Manus Byrne As a young lad working in the Hotel in the late seventies and early eighties, I was always intrigued as I…

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Terence Slowey

Local Councillor – Terence Slowey Terence Slowey was co-opted to Donegal Co Council in 2001 after the death of Councillor Charlie Bennett. An Industrial Chemist by profession, Terence started out…

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