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SECTION 1b) DONEGAL TOWN ADDITIONS made at the Donegal Municipal District Meeting on 30th June 2017. The following schedule lists the reference number, name, type and location of each addition located in Donegal Town, together with the page number on which a more detailed schedule can be viewed. RPS ref Name of Structure Building type Location Page Number 40843006 Donegal Town Masonic Lodge Masonic Lodge/ Hall 1 Waterloo Place, New Row, 65 Donegal Town 40843012 The Scots Man’s Bar Public House Bridge Street, Donegal Town 67 40843014 Hamiltons Yard Store/ warehouse The Diamond, Donegal Town 69 40843015 No name Shop/ retail outlet The Diamond, Donegal Town 71 40843016 Four Masters Memorial Monument The Diamond, Donegal Town 72 40843018 Simple Simon's Shop/ retail Unit The Diamond, Donegal Town 74 40843019 The Shoe Box Shop/ retail Unit The Diamond, Donegal Town 75 40843028 No name Post Box Upper Main Street, Donegal 76 Town 40843029 Church of the Four Masters Church/ chapel Upper Main Street, Donegal 77 Town 40843030 Milestone Milestone/ milepost Upper Main Street, 80 Donegal Town 40843034 Bridge Bridge Ardeskin, 81 Donegal Town 40843035 Gates/railings Gates/railings/ walls Glebe, Donegal Town 82 40843039 No name House 3 Eske Terrace, Castle Street, 83 Donegal Town 63 | P a g e RPS ref Name of Structure Building type Location Page Number 40843040 No name House 3 Eske Terrace, Castle Street, 84 Donegal Town 40843043 No name House Tirchonaill Street, Milltown, 85 Donegal Town 40843047 No name House Tirchonaill Street, Mullans, 87 Donegal Town 40843048 House House Tirchonaill Street, 89 Donegal Town 40843049 House House Tirchonaill Street, 91 Donegal Town 40909317 No name House Drumark Hill, Drumstevlin, 93 Donegal Town 40909946 Magherabeg House House Lurganboy, Donegal Town 94 64 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843006 Masonic Donegal Town 1 Waterloo Detached corner-sited gable- Despite some alterations, this Architectural Regional Lodge Masonic Place, New fronted three-bay two-storey simple late nineteenth-century HISTORICAL Lodge Row, Donegal Masonic lodge, built c. 1880 and Masonic lodge retains its early Social Town altered c. 1911, having single- form and much of its early storey lean-to addition attached to character. The gable-fronted the rear (north). Pitched artificial form is unusual in this part of slate roof (reroofed c. 2000) having the Donegal town, adding rendered chimneystack to the east interest to the streetscape. Of side. Roughcast rendered walls particular interest is the fine with render strips to the corners, carved sandstone plaque with plain render stringcourses, and Masonic square and compass having render Tudoresque fake motifs over the main doorway, timber framed detailing to the which adds an artistic element front elevation (south). Square to this otherwise plain building. headed window openings with The simple Tudoresque fake rendered surrounds, cut stone sills timber framed detailing adds and replacement windows. Modern further interest to the main grills to windows, some openings to elevation (south). This detailing the east elevation now infilled. was probably added as part of Central square headed doorway to 'extensive additions and the main elevation (south) having alterations' (IAA) that were recessed timber panelled door with carried out here in 1911 to overlight, plain rendered surround designs by Francis Gerald and having round-headed carved Townsend (c. 1875 - 1942/3), sandstone datestone/plaque over an engineer born at Enniskillen with raised Masonic square and who lived at nearby compass motif to the centre and Ballyshannon from 1905 to with incised lettering around edges 1916. This building is of social of plaque. Cut stone steps to and historical interest due to its entrance. Road-fronted to the association with the Masons, north of Donegal Town centre. and it is one of a number of buildings of this type still extant in County Donegal, indicating that Freemasonry was relatively popular in the county. This lodge (Lodge No. 588 on a worldwide list) is also known as the Donegal Ancient Lodge and 65 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest it was originally granted a warrant in 1781 (at the same time as the lodge on Inch Island, Inishowen). It replaced an earlier lodge or lodges in Donegal town (location unknown), and the present building is built on the site of - and possibly incorporates the fabric of - an earlier Methodist chapel to site (Ordnance Survey first edition six-inch map 1837). A John W. Hunter was secretary here at this lodge on Waterloo Place in 1894 (Slater's Directory). This building, which is still in its original use, is an interesting element of the streetscape of Donegal Town and represents a modest addition to the built heritage of the local area. 66 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843012 Public The Scots Bridge Street, Terraced three-bay two-storey with This modest mid-terrace Architectural Regional House Man’s Bar Donegal Town dormer attic public house, built c. building, of mid-to-late Social 1860, having integral carriage-arch nineteenth-century to the south-east end of the main appearance, retains some of its elevation (north-east) and two- early character and its early storey return to rear (south-west). form despite some alterations One of a terrace of five buildings at ground floor level. It long Bridge Street. Pitched natural represents the best surviving slate roof with projecting eaves example along a terrace of course and having rendered buildings that have been chimneystacks to either end (north- altered with the loss of much of west and south-east). Some their architectural integrity. remaining cast-iron rainwater The carriage-arch gives this goods. Two gable-fronted dormer building a strong presence openings to front pitch of roof along Bridge Street and was (north-east) having timber built to provide access to the bargeboards and one-over-one rear of this property and to the pane timber sliding sash windows. other structures along this Ruled-and-lined smooth rendered terrace. This simple building to walls. Square-headed window makes a positive contribution openings at first floor level having to the streetscape to the north- stone sills and one-over-one pane west of Donegal Town centre, timber sliding sash windows. and is a modest addition to the Square-headed window opening to built heritage of the local area. the north-west end of main elevation (north-east) at ground floor level having fixed-pane display window with canted corner to the south-east end. Recessed square-headed doorway to shop/pub front having replacement timber door and plain overlight. Square-headed doorway giving access to upper floors adjacent to the south-east having replacement timber door and plain overlight. Hand painted sign over display window. Modern metal gates to 67 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest carriage-arch. Road-fronted to the centre of Bridge Street, and located a short distance to the north-west of The Diamond, Donegal Town. 68 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843014 Store/ Hamilton’s The Diamond, Attached nine-bay five-storey This substantial and imposing Architectural Regional Warehouse Yard Donegal Town former warehouse/store, built c. mid-nineteenth century 1830, having projecting single-bay warehouse/store retains much gable-fronted block attached to the of its earlier character and rear elevation (west) at the north industrial form. Despite some end, and with full-height series of alterations at ground floor vertically-aligned loading level, it remains intact to the bays/doors to the centre of the upper floors. The survival of the front elevation (east) having early loading bays and the projecting gable-fronted canopy canopy formerly housing the over formerly housing winch/hoist winch/hoist are interesting mechanism. Two-storey buildings features that add to its attached to either end of the front architectural and historical elevation (east) running integrity. Its location adjacent perpendicular (east-west) from the to the River Eske suggests that main building. Now with retail this building was originally outlet to the ground floor; upper associated with floors in use as stores. Pitched maritime/mercantile trade. It is corrugated-cement roof with also located a short distance to smooth rendered chimneystacks the north of the site of the and raised smooth rendered former market house (now verges/coping to either gable end demolished). Slater's Directory (north and south). Some remaining of 1881 records that sections of cast-iron rainwater boats/ships of three hundred goods to the west elevation. tons could moor at the quay at Roughcast rendered walls; render Donegal Town with iron, coal, removed at ground floor level to groceries and timber the chief east elevation exposing rubble imports and the chief exports stone construction. Square-headed being eggs, butter and grain. It window openings with stone sills, is very likely that this and having timber pivoting substantial warehouse was windows and timber loading doors. used in this trade. The name of Timber shutters/battened loading the yard to the front doors to a number of window (Hamilton's Yard) hints that this openings. Square-headed openings building may have some to loading bays to centre of front association with the Hamilton (east) elevation having battened Family during the nineteenth- timber doors. Square-headed century (perhaps John 69 | P a g e Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest doorway to east elevation at first Hamilton (1880 - 1884) who floor level having replacement built a fine residence at nearby timber door; doorway reached up St.

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