Dominic O’Kelly
Dominic O’Kelly “An Ceallach” (1897 – 1970) was a renowned writer, poet, historian, journalist and teacher from Doochary. Educated at St. Eunan’s College, Letterkenny and later in The Irish College in Rome, where he earned a degree in Philosophy. He was Principal of schools in Donegal, Sligo and Mayo. In 1934 he founded Cumann Gaelach na Rossan.
His Angling on the Gweebarra River poem is displayed at the picnic area by the river:
“We are the music makers,
We are the dreamers of dreams:
World losers and world forsakers…
Sitting by desolate streams.”
from ‘Season of Song in the Gweebarra Valley’ article about the revival of The Doochary Band by Dominic O’Kelly in the Derry Journal, March 24, 1967