JOURNAL OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL HISTORICAL SOCIET~ DONATIONS TOWARDS THE FORMATION OF THE ·COUNTY D O· N E C A L HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUS.EUM which we hope win one· day become THE COUNTY MUSEUM Mr. Andrew Lawr·y, firsit Pr·es·ident of our S:dety, gave the following which are now on di.:!PfaY in t'he Stranorlar Vocation.al Schools: eig:ht flint concave sc.rav·ers; 7 convex flint scirapers; 1 SJpiindle whml; 1 flint borer; 2 stone beads; 2 :g;laiss beads; 7 arroiWheiads (iba.r1bed, stemmed and ho.Uo1w based); 1 javelin flint point; 6 flints de1pic1ted in p liat? i1lius.tra.ti ng Pr·ofe;Esor Da.vies' arti1cle on The Lowry Collection; 6 s1tone ax·es!; 2 net sinkers; 1 sitone haimmer; fir rope; '98 p:ilk.e; Yeomanry ~1wcrd; Irl.::h harpoon; 2 querns. From MrS. Walker, Summerhill. - Crlnkling Irons. From BaUybofey and Stranorlia.r Civic Week Committee,.-£5 towards cost of mai'kling some gJass. cases for eXiMbdtion purposes. From J. C. MacDona.g"h-->18ith century flint-lock pisltol. F1rom Mrs. Wilson, Liskeiran, Ballybof ey (per C. C. Mac'Donagh)-Stone axe a.n d flint .chips. , From William McGlincbiey, Esq.,,TuUytrasna (pe.r J. C. MacIDonaglh)~e flint arrow-head ·fiound in bogis near· his home. ' -~. GLEANlNGS from Old Manuscripts and Old Newspapers ---------~- --------------------·------ No. 1 MSS.-"FRANCIS N. BARTON, OCTOBER 31st/81" "History of the Co. lnfirmar·y· for the. Co. o·f Donegal." AD. 1765 County Infirmaries fitrs;t estalb1ished. T!he county Infirmary for >Donegal to be in Letterke.nny (5 Geo. Ill. oap. 20). 1767 T!he Clountiy Infirma.ry was estalb11.::hed in V:,tterkienny. 1768 An Act was ;pa1ssed (7 and 8 Geo. LU., cha:p. VNlI., .siec. 5) to allow t'he County Doneigal Infirmary to be ·removed to Lifford, Lifford being more central and convenient to the best inhabited part of the county (sic). 1773 The f·urniture, etc., of the County Jnrftrmary wer·e remo'V·ed from Let17"84 1779 18~6 H6 terkenny to ILlifford iby order o.f the Governors. Re.solv.ed that Tr:e:as!U!er tie pr•epa.red to :purichiase the old . barra:oks at Liffo1rd. .Hes1olved that patienits be r,e,rnoved to n€\W Infirma,ry. January 13~Dr. SteiWart was appointed surgeon. That reip1airs be executed in the Infirmary. Mai~ch 14t:Jh-Re:solved (61 governors pr·esent) that the Infirma.ry be removed to L-;tte.rkenny. Mia.rich 31s:t-Thait 0wi1ng to the P1·esentment being stJopped that the numlber 01f the p1a.tients be l',educ·ed iby one-ififth, etc., etc. Alprll'-!.A Memorial was pres,enited to tihe Vieeroy to hold a puiblic enquiry into the manag·ement of t;he ;Ln:flirma;ry. Eii!gn-ed by five governors. May 3rd-A letter from the Under-Seeretary to the igovernors en..:
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