Historians

Joyce Cary
One of the finest English novelists of the first half of the 20th century. Joyce Cary's childhood memories of Inishowen inspired him when writing two of his novels

Fr John Colgan
Born in the townland of Muff in 1592, Fr Colgan was responsible for recording history of St. Patrick, Bridgid and Columcille

Agnes Jones
(1832 – 1868) Fahan, became the first trained nursing Superintendent of Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary. She gave all her time and energy to her patients and died at the age of 35 from typhus fever. Florence Nightingale said of Agnes Elizabeth Jones, ‘She overworked as others underwork. I looked upon hers as one of the most valuable lives inEngland.’

John Newton
Inspired to pen the worlds’ most famous hymn “Amazing Grace” while on Lough Swilly

Charles Macklin
In the eyes of the Irish and the English theatre-going audiences of the eighteenth century he was perceived as a talented actor, comedian and playwright

John Doherty
Father of socialism. Born in Buncrana in 1798, went to work in Tullarvan mill at age 10