27/07/2026
Earlier this year, we were delighted to receive the support of Donegal County Library and CreativeIrl to collaborate with Maura Logue of Dark Daughter Productions & Costume Hire on the development of a site-specific dramatic production set in Donegal Railway Station. We're now thrilled to announce that the product of that collaboration, 'All Aboard the Wee Donegal', will be mounted for three rolling performances on Sunday 16th August as part of our Heritage Week programme!
It’s a June morning in 1944, in the midst of the Emergency, and the train for Stranorlar is about to depart from Donegal Station. Witness the conversations and tribulations of a colourful cast of characters working and traveling on the railway as they prepare to make the journey through Barnesmore Gap.
This is the setting of this site-specific, promenade-style play by Maura Logue, a celebrated purveyor of ‘animated histories’ that seek to bring our heritage to life in ways that are equal parts informative and hilarious. 'All Aboard the Wee Donegal' is a raucous comedy that invokes the concerns of its time, from conflict, fuel shortages, and strict social norms to cows calving at inopportune moments. Performed across the site of the very station in which it is set and with real County Donegal Railway carriages, vans and rolling stock serving as the setting, this is a wonderful way to experience how a day in Donegal might have played out 80 years ago.
Performances will run at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm on Sunday 16th August - booking essential, and as places are limited we highly recommend booking early! The event is family-friendly and FREE, though a suggested donation of €5 per person would be extremely welcome to help cover our costs and continue our work.
We're very excited to be helping bring this production to life, and would like to thank Maura for her incredibly hard work on this project. We'll be announcing our full programme for Heritage Week (15th - 23rd August) in the coming days!
Book your places and find out more here: https://donegalrailway.com/events/all-aboard-wee-donegal/
