Built in the late 18th century, this house represents a period when landowners across Ireland were constructing elegant residences that reflected both their prosperity and the architectural fashions of the time. The building's enduring presence offers a tangible connection to Donegal's past, when such houses served as focal points for...
House – indeterminate date, Point (Dunkineely Ed), Co. Donegal
The stone footings outline a roughly rectangular house that once stood here, measuring about 6.4 metres east to west and 8 metres north to south. What remains is a low drystone wall, less than a metre thick and only 30 centimetres high, marking where the structure's walls once stood. Though...
Sweathouse, Tullynavinn, Co. Donegal
Marked on the 1903 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map, this stone structure represents one of many such buildings that once dotted the Irish countryside, particularly in the northern and western counties. These small, corbelled chambers were Ireland's answer to the sauna; places where locals would gather to treat various ailments through...
Building, Drumbeagh, Co. Donegal
In 1836, a researcher named Mudge documented the discovery of what he described as a 'wooden house' embedded in the bog. The structure measured 12 feet square and stood 9 feet tall, with a second floor dividing it into two distinct rooms, each with just four feet of clearance; barely...
Structure, Brockagh, Co. Donegal
Measuring approximately 3.2 metres north to south and 2.8 metres east to west, this ancient construction is defined by the remnants of a rather crudely built drystone wall, roughly 0.9 metres thick. The eastern side shows the best preservation, where a series of large stones have been set on edge...