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3 40 Shades of Ballyshannon
On Thursday 8th November an
illustrated talk, with a light flavour, on Ballyshannon history past and
present will be given by local historian Anthony Begley in the Abbey Centre at 8.30
p.m. To accompany the talk entitled, 40
Shades of Ballyshannon, Patricia Keane and Conor Carney will recite popular
and rare songs, ballads, poems and stories. A talk is held annually in memory
of Louis and Kathleen Emerson and will follow the opening of the Allingham
weekend by Sean McGinley, a nationally known actor whose roots are in
Ballyshannon. The event is organised by Co. Donegal Historical Society in
association with the Allingham Arts Association.
Below are a few rarely asked local questions which may be
answered at the talk in the Abbey on Thursday 8th November:
1. According
to legend who was involved in the first case of adultery in Ireland?
2. Where
was a 2,000 year old French sword found in Ballyshannon?
3. Who
had the first licence for a pub in Ballyshannon?
4. This
man was put in prison for eloping with a young lady and is remembered in a
ballad?
5. What
local woman disguised as a man became a national celebrity for short time?
6. Who
came to Ballyshannon in 1922 and are still here 90 years later?
7. In
the 1930s “sitting out in cars” was declared illegal. And the reason?
8. What
Ballyshannon telegram led to an international debate?
9. Where
was the first public library located in Ballyshannon in 1948?
10. What
was a Belashannighan?
