Scotland was a familiar destination for people leaving the northwest in search of work in the 20th century.
Over the past two years researchers have compiled the stories of Donegal men and women who worked in Scotland between 1940 and 1990.
The research has culminated in a major exhibition at the Donegal County Museum containing the personal testimonies of those who emigrated.
'Working Over By: Donegal Emigrant Working Lives in Scotland' contains stories, photographs and objects provided by members of the public and from national repositories.
County Heritage Officer Joseph Gallagher told RTÉ News there are few families in Dongeal that have not been affected by emigration or seasonal migration to Scotland.
"Emigration from Donegal to Scotland was particularly high during the 1950s and 1960s," he said.
"In recent years, the stories of some of their experiences and successes have been documented but, for a long time, they have been overlooked or considered too ordinary to be recorded.
"With the passage of time, the opportunities to record first-hand accounts of the experiences of Donegal people working in Scotland are disappearing.
"This exhibition captures some of the images and accounts associated with this important chapter in our county's story."
Former Celtic and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper and Donegal diaspora ambassador Patrick Bonner launched the exhibition and the accompanying booklet last night.
The exhibition represents a collaboration between the Heritage Office, Museum, Archives and the Regional Cultural Centre of Donegal County Council's Culture Division and the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies.
The exhibition booklet was researched and written by Dr Adrian Grant and Dr Samuel Beckton from the History Research Unit of Ulster University.
It profiles Donegal men and women who worked on a seasonal basis as well as those who settled in Scotland and includes extracts of interviews compiled by broadcaster Áine Ní Bhreisleáin.
The stories of people who worked on farms, buses, railways, building sites and engineering projects such as tunnels, bridges, dams or hydro-electric schemes are highlighted as well as those who worked in shipbuilding, domestic services, hospitality, health services as well as the religious life.
Over the course of the exhibition, Donegal people at home and abroad are encouraged to record their own family's story as part of the exhibition.
A travelling version of the 'Working Over By' exhibition will be hosted in Glasgow from September 2025 and will be available to travel to other locations in Scotland in 2026.
The exhibition will run in the Donegal County Museum until January 2026.
