JOURNAL O ·F THE CO. DONEGAL .HISTORICAL SOCIETY ..,: - ~·- VOL. 1. No. 2. DECEMBER, 1948 FOREWORD -BYVERY REV. DR. MOLLOY, P.P. President of the Society .. • 1948 THE first number. of out ·!ourna~ has wo~ deserved praise from those who are entitled to 1udge 1t. With confidence, therefore, we proceed to give some account of our second year's work. He would be a poor Irishman who is not interested in the story of the land from which he sprang. His ancestors may have been Firbolgs or Celts, Normans or Scotch, but it is only. natural that the love of the land .that bore him should tug at his heart-strings. Many of the old ruins that speak of fight or foray, of culture or religion, are crumbling .and their story- is fading from the minds of our contemporaries. It is our duty and our privilege to gather with pious care what knowledge remains an~ hand it on.to the unborn generations. Our outings this year have been really fortunate; they have met with good weather and they h'ave been well patronised. Interest has been stimulated among our well-wishers and we can ·expect henceforth their fuller co-operation. If our meetings had no other purpose than to bring together people of different outlook and diverse background, that p~tpose has been well served. My path as President for 1948 has been smoothed by the example of my far more worthy predecessor, Mr. Andrew Lowry, and more especially by the loyal co-operati~m of all my colleagues. No praise would be adequate for the work done by our noble Secretary and Editor, to whom my best thanks are due for having made my year of office a sinecure. THOMAS MOLLOY. 18/12/'48. 85
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