Upcoming Events

The AGM of Disert Heritage Group will be held at 7pm on Monday 7 March in the Bluestack Centre, Drimarone. Everyone is welcome to attend. Looking forward to seeing you there.

A limited number of additional Volunteers are invited for the Disert Community Excavation being held in Co. Donegal from Monday 5 July to Friday 16 July 2021. Sign up now! https://forms.gle/j4StaD1iLERdh3tL9

21 June to 16 July 2021

Have you ever wanted to take part in an archaeological excavation?

Now is your chance!

No Experience needed!

And you can get a FREE T-shirt!     

For Heritage Week, 15-23 August, the Disert Heritage Group is proud to present a series of short videos about the connections people have to the wonderful site of Disert. Each day over the course of Heritage Week these will be shared on Facebook and here on our website – so make sure you check in daily to see them.

The Disert Heritage Group’s A.G.M will be held on Tuesday 4th August at 7.00pm in the Bluestack Centre, Drimarone. Social distancing measures will be in place.

With the current Covid-19 situation we will not be holding our annual prayers/mass and social event to commemorate St Colmcille’s Day this year. We hope to be back later in the year with some interesting events.

Friday 19 July 2019
Say ‘Goodbye’ to the Diggers. We will be heading into O’Neill’s Bar, Letterbarrow from 9pm. Why not call in and have a chat? Brendan is promising music.

Also – advance notice: Thursday 22 August 2019
Speaker “Preliminary Excavation Results from Disert 2019”. Dr Fiona Beglane. Bluestack Centre, 7:30pm FREE

DISERT GRAVEYARD PRAYERS
2PM
SATURDAY 1ST JUNE, 2019
AFTERWARDS
Talks by Dr Fiona Beglane & Helen Meehan
Refreshments & Traditional Music
in Tymeen Club House
Everyone very welcome so please come along!

The Disert Heritage Project will be conducting an archaeological excavation between 1 July and 19 July 2019. As part of this we are proud to present a series of public events this summer in conjunction with Donegal Co Co Heritage Office and Development Fund:

1 June 2019
Prayers/Mass at Disert, followed by social event at Tymeen Football Field. Time to be confirmed.

Wednesday 26 June 2019
Full day fieldtrip to the archaeology of southwest Co. Donegal. €30 per head including lunch and all entry fees. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Book instantly online or contact Fiona on 087 6863914 to arrange for cash payment

Thursday 27 June 2019
Full day fieldtrip to the archaeology of Co. Sligo. €20 including all entry fees (lunch at own cost). BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Book instantly online or contact Fiona on 087 6863914 to arrange for cash payment

Thursday 4 July 2019
Meet the Diggers. We will be heading into O’Neill’s Bar, Letterbarrow from 9pm. Why not call in and have a chat? Brendan is promising music.

Tuesday 9 July 2019
Excavation guided tours at 4:30 and 7pm. Meet at Tymeen Football Field.  Wear waterproof clothing and shoes. FREE

Thursday 11 July 2019
Guest Speaker “The early carved stone crosses and cross-slabs of Co. Donegal” Dr Brian Lacey. former Director of the Donegal Archaeological Survey and former Director of the Discovery Programme. Bluestack Centre, 7:30pm €5 per person payable on the door. Afterwards we will be heading into O’Neill’s Bar, Letterbarrow, from around 9pm. Why not call in and have a chat? Brendan is promising music.

Friday 19 July 2019
Say ‘Goodbye’ to the Diggers. We will be heading into O’Neill’s Bar, Letterbarrow from 9pm. Why not call in and have a chat? Brendan is promising music.

Thursday 22 August 2019
Speaker “Preliminary Excavation Results from Disert 2019”. Dr Fiona Beglane. Bluestack Centre, 7:30pm FREE

Fancy trying your hand at Archaeology?

We have a limited number of places for community volunteers to take part in the excavation between 1 July and 19 July. Come for a day, a week or for all three weeks – we are flexible, places are FREE however BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. No experience necessary.