The fortress began its life in 1505 under Hugh Roe O'Donnell, head of one of Ulster's most powerful Gaelic families. By 1566, the English Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sidney was so impressed he called it "one of the greatest that ever I saw in Ireland in any Irishman's lands", though...
House – 16th/17th century, Drumdutton, Co. Donegal
Built around 1622 in what was described as 'a manner of strength', suggesting defensive features typical of plantation era houses, Dutton's residence would have been an imposing structure in the local landscape. The house and its associated settlement represented part of the broader plantation of Ulster, where English and Scottish...
House – 16th/17th century, Glebe, Killybegs, Co. Donegal
The investigation, carried out before modern development could begin, revealed four post-medieval cottages built from drystone walls, their foundations still telling stories of everyday life from centuries past. The cottages, constructed with clay floors and cobbled areas at their gable ends, represent the type of vernacular architecture common to rural...
Building, Glebe, Killybegs, Co. Donegal
The initial test excavation revealed several post-medieval vernacular cottages with drystone walls, clay floors and cobbled areas at the gable ends. Structure 1, catalogued as DG097-039, featured an internal division and a fine chimney embrasure, whilst Structure 2 appeared to consist of a single room; both measured approximately 15 metres...
House – 16th/17th century, Glebe, Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Between 2000 and 2001, excavations revealed five stone structures, including several vernacular cottages with remarkably preserved features such as drystone walls, clay floors, and cobbled areas. The cottages, measuring roughly 15 metres by 5 metres, were built with undressed stone bonded with clay and featured practical elements like fireplace embrasures...