Selton Hill exhibition gets underway

An exhibition relating to the Selton Hill Ambush has opened at the Fenagh Visitors Centre near Ballinamore.

The event has opened 101 years after the ambush, which resulted in the deaths of six volunteers in what was the second worst atrocity in the country during the War of Independence. The exhibition will run until Friday, March 18 (Admission is Free).

Funding for the exhibition was granted in 2021 by the Decades of Centenary programme 2012-2023, which was funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an online commemoration of the centenary of the ambush in 2021.

This took place with a 27-minute documentary showcasing the event. Funding was also granted at the time for an exhibition. However, because of Covid-19 restrictions last year, this event could not be held to coincide with the centenary of the ambush.

The easing of the Covid restrictions means that the exhibition can now take place.

Numerous panels will be on display throughout the centre detailing the tragedy of the ambush and covering the period from 1917 up to the unveiling of the Selton Hill monument in 1936.

These displays include numerous local photographs in addition to photos from the National Library of Ireland, The Imperial War Museum, RTE archives and Military Archives making it a must see.

Portraits of the 11 volunteers (painted by Sinead Guckian) in addition to various items of memorabilia relating to the volunteers and that period in Ireland will also feature.

The exhibition will be on display at the following times and dates in Fenagh Visitors Centre for the remainder of the week - Tuesday, March 15 (10am-5pm); Wednesday, March 16 (10am-5pm); Thursday, March 17 (12 noon-5pm); Friday, March 18 (11am-5pm).