SECTION 1b) 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

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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

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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 , 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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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. Ernan's Island (40909919) flight of concrete steps with between 1834 - 26). This modern metal railings. Segmental- imposing industrial structure headed carriage-arch opening at acts as an historical reminder of ground floor level to the main this period in Donegal Town's (east) elevation having roughly history, and it represents an dressed voussoirs to arch. Modern integral element of the built shopfront inserted into archway. heritage of the town and is a Set back from road in backyard of significant element of the buildings fronting onto the west social/ economic/commercial side of the Diamond, Donegal history of the region. Town. Rear elevation (west) faces yard and quay wall along River Eske.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843015 Shop/ No name The Diamond, Attached three-bay three-storey This substantial terraced building, Architectural Regional Retail Donegal Town house, built c. 1830 with modern of early-to-mid nineteenth- Outlet shopfront to the ground floor and century appearance, retains its integral segmental- early form and much of its early headed/basket-arched carriage- character despite the insertion of arch to the north end of the front a modern shopfront in recent elevation (east). Possibly years. Its form having an integral formerly in use as a constabulary carriage-arch is a typical feature barracks c. 1900. Pitched natural of many buildings of this type in slate roof with projecting eaves urban contexts in , and course, and having smooth originally gave access to rendered chimneystack to the outbuildings and yard to the rear. south gable end. Roughcast Its visual expression is enhanced rendered walls with smooth by the retention of features such rendered bands to margins and as the natural slate roof and the smooth rendered band to eaves. timber sliding sash windows, Square-headed window openings while the rendered architraves to having rendered architrave the window openings on the surrounds and one-over-one upper floors adds an element of pane horned timber sliding sash decoration to the otherwise plain windows. Modern shopfront to main elevation. This building is the ground floor having glazed the best surviving example along door, square-headed window a terrace of three three-storey openings with fixed-pane display buildings to the north-west windows, and having fluted corner of The Diamond, and it timber pilasters support timber makes a positive contribution to fascia over with console brackets the streetscape at the centre of to either end and with dentil Donegal Town. This building may course to head. Road-fronted to have been in use as a the centre of Donegal Town constabulary barracks c. 1900 overlooking The Diamond to the (appears to be indicated as such east. on a twenty-five inch map of the town). This building is a modest addition to the built heritage of Donegal Town.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843016 Four Masters The Diamond, Freestanding four-sided This attractive and conspicuous Architectural Regional Memorial Donegal Town obelisk/memorial, erected 1938, memorial monument dominates Artistic having cruciform-plan the centre of The Diamond, capping/finials to top with Donegal Town, and acts as a focal gabled/triangular projection to point in the centre of the town. It the centre of each face. was erected to commemorate Constructed of ashlar sandstone the four monks (Michael O'Clery, and set on ashlar sandstone Peregrine O'Clery, Peregrine plinth with chamfered ashlar Duigan and Fearfeasa sandstone coping over. Inscribed O'Mulconroy) from the with names of authors of the Franciscan friary in Donegal Town Annals of the Four Masters to that compiled the Annals of the base; inscribed Celtic cross motif Four Masters between 1630 and and Celtic interlacing motifs to 1636 (the Annals themselves are each face and having Celtic thought to have been compiled interlacing motif to each gabled at Rosfriar), and whose names projection. Located in the are incised into the monument pedestrianised central square in (one to each face). Its form is the centre of the Diamond, enhanced by the quality of the Donegal Town. ashlar sandstone (from nearby Mountcharles) used in its construction and by the appealing incised Celtic cross and Celtic interlacing motifs that adorn each face of the memorial and give it a vaguely Romanesque character. It was designed by the Dublin architectural firm O'Callaghan and Giron, and was unveiled in 1938 by the Bishop of Raphoe, The Most Revd. Dr MacNeely, at the bequest of Patrick M. Gallagher, solicitor and noted historian, who bequeathed £5,000 for the erection of a monument in honour of the Four Masters in Donegal Town. The

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest monument was estimated to cost £980 with the reminder of the bequest used for the erection of an altar and furnishings at the new Catholic church (Church of the Four Masters - see 40843029) at Donegal Town. This monument is of high artistic merit, and is an integral element of the built heritage of the town.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843018 Shop/ Simple The Diamond, Attached two-bay three-storey Despite alteration at ground Architectural Regional Retail Unit Simon’s Donegal Town house, built c. 1840, having retail level, this appealing and well- outlet with modern shopfront to proportioned building retains ground floor. One of a pair with the much of its early architectural building adjacent to the east (see character and form. The 40843019). Pitched natural slate retention of the early sash roof having projecting stone eaves windows and the natural slate course and with smooth rendered roof adds to it architectural chimneystack to either end (east integrity and visual expression. and west); chimneystack to the It is robustly-built in good east shared with adjacent building. quality local sandstone Some remaining sections of cast- masonry, possibly from the iron rainwater goods. Coursed nearby quarries at squared sandstone walls with Mountcharles. Its forms part of roughly dressed sandstone a pair of buildings along with its voussoirs over window openings. neighbour adjoining to the east Render finish to the west gable (see 40843019), which together end. Square-headed window make a strongly-positive openings with cut stone sills, and contribution to the streetscape

having six-over-six pane timber to the south side of The sliding sash windows at first floor Diamond, Donegal Town. This level and three-over-three pane building and its related timber sliding sash windows at neighbour may have been built second floor level. Square-headed as a single property (possibly as window opening at ground floor an hotel) and later subdivided. level having replacement window. This building is an integral Modern timber shopfront over element of the built heritage of ground floor window opening. the town. Square-headed doorway to the west end of the front elevation (north-west) having replacement double-leaf timber door with herring bone pattern, triple-pane overlight, and with cut stone plinth blocks to base. Road-fronted to the

south side of the Diamond, Donegal Town.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843019 Shop/ The Shoe Box The Diamond, Attached end-of-terrace two-bay Despite alteration at ground Architectural Regional retail unit Donegal Town three-storey house, built c. 1840, level, this appealing and well- having retail outlet with modern proportioned building retains shopfront to ground floor. One of a much of its early architectural pair with the building adjacent to character and form. The the west (see 40843018). Pitched retention of the early sash natural slate roof having projecting windows and the natural slate stone eaves course and with roof adds to it architectural smooth rendered chimneystack to integrity and visual expression. the west end shared with adjacent It is robustly-built in good building. Some remaining sections quality local sandstone of cast-iron rainwater goods. masonry, possibly from the Coursed squared sandstone walls nearby quarries at with roughly dressed sandstone Mountcharles. Its forms part of voussoirs over window openings. a pair of buildings along with its Square-headed window openings neighbour adjoining to the with cut stone sills, and having six- west (see 40843018), which over-six pane timber sliding sash together make a strongly- windows at first floor level and positive contribution to the three-over-three pane timber streetscape to the south side of sliding sash windows at second The Diamond, Donegal Town. floor level. Modern shopfront at The modern shopfront is ground floor level having central sympathetic to the original square-headed doorway with structure and does not distract multi-paned overlight, multi-pane substantially from this timber display windows, and with structure. This building and its timber shopfront having timber related neighbour may have pilasters with consoles over to been built as a single property margins and timber fascia with (possibly as an hotel) and later cornice over. Road-fronted to the subdivided. This building is an south side of the Diamond, integral element of the built Donegal Town. Laneway adjacent heritage of the town. to the east gable end.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843028 Postbox No name Upper Main Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, An attractive item of street Social Regional Street, erected between 1924 - 46, having furniture that represents an Technical Donegal Town 'P&T' monogram in Gaelic script to early surviving artefact of mass- head and with 'Jessop Davis', produced cast-iron ware. Its Enniscorthy, foundry mark to base. survival is testament to the Set into rubble stone boundary wall quality of its original design and (rebuilt) to the east of Donegal of the materials used in its Town centre, and a short distance manufacturing. The modest to the south-west of the Church of design of the box is enhanced the Four Masters (40843029) along by the raised ' P&T' motif Upper Main Street. (Department of Posts and Telegraphs) in Celtic Revival- style script and by the raised foundry mark to the base, which enliven the appearance of this otherwise functional object. The use of Old Irish lettering represents tangible, if subtle evidence of the promotion of an indigenous national identity by the newly independent state. It was cast at the Jessop Davis Foundry (c. 1890 - 1964) of Enniscorthy, County Wexford. This post box may have been moved to its present location from another site nearby. This simple piece of street furniture makes a positive contribution to the streetscape to the east of Donegal Town centre, and is an integral element of the built heritage of the local area.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843029 Church/ Church of the Upper Main Freestanding Catholic church on This interesting and Architectural Regional Chapel Four Masters Street, complex-plan, built between sophisticated church is one of ARTISTIC Donegal Town 1930/1 - 35, having gable-fronted the more important elements Social entrance elevation, side aisles of the built heritage of Donegal (gable-fronted to the south of the Town. It is well-built using good entrance gable), double gable- quality granite from nearby fronted transepts to the side Barnesmore with high-quality elevations (north and south), carved and crisp Mountcharles projecting gable-fronted porch sandstone detailing projections to the north and south throughout, particularly to the side elevations (between elaborate doorcases that are transepts), three-bay single-storey testament to the skill of the sacristy to the north-east corner masons involved. This carefully having stepped parapet hiding flat cut and carved stone detailing roof, and with offset slightly is unusual in a twentieth- battered/tapered five-stage 'round century building, even a high- tower' belfry with feathered status one such as a church. It conical stone roof attached to the was named in honour of the north-west corner. Steeply pitched four monks (Michael O'Clery, natural slate roofs with slightly Peregrine O'Clery, Peregrine overhanging eaves, copper Duigan and Fearfeasa

flashings, cast-iron rainwater O'Mulconry) from the goods, and with cut stone 'Celtic Franciscan friary in Donegal cross'-style finials to the entrance Town that compiled the Annals gable (west), to chancel (east) and of the Four Masters in the to the gable ends of transepts to 1630s (completed 1636) and it the north and south. Squared was dedicated almost three snecked/coursed granite hundred years after the chimneystack to gable end of aisle completion of this work in to the north at the east end. 1936. This was, perhaps, the Wrought-iron cross finial over inspiration behind the design of round tower. Squared this church as it references coursed/snecked and mildly rock- early Hiberno-Romanesque faced granite walls, battered to ecclesiastical architecture and base, with rock-faced squared symbols with the round tower granite quoins to the corners. belfry (in particular), Triangular arched window openings Romanesque doorways, the to gable ends of side aisles, to side detailing to the window

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest aisles, and over doorways to opening to the nave gable, the entrance porches to the south and steeply pitched roofs, and the west elevations having flush ashlar base batter to the walls, while sandstone block-and-start the shape of the window surrounds and leaded stained glass openings and the gate piers to windows. Three graded triangular- the entrance are also arched openings to transept gables reminiscent of the shape of a having flush ashlar sandstone round tower. This church was block-and-start surrounds and built to designs by Ralph Henry leaded stained glass windows. Byrne (1877 - 1946), a Round/rose window openings to prominent architect of his day the entrance gable (west) having noted for his academic, and staged ashlar sandstone surround rather eclectic, approach to with Romanesque chevron motifs, architectural design. A number and having stained glass window of the stained glass windows with Celtic cross motif; round are by Joseph Richard King window opening to chancel gable (1907 - 1974), who took over (east) having plain ashlar sandstone the management of the Clarke surround and stained glass and Sons stained glass window. Tapered square-headed company following the death of openings to round tower having Harry Clarke in 1935 (IAA). The flush ashlar sandstone block-and- foundation stone was laid by start surrounds; square-headed the in June 1931 and it was openings at belfry level having dedicated on St. Patrick's Day flush ashlar sandstone block-and- (March 17th) in 1935 by the start surrounds. Square-headed Most Revd. William MacNeely. openings/vents to gable apexes. The main contractor involved in Paired and triple-light square- the construction were John headed window openings to Donnelly and Sons of sacristy having flush ashlar Enniskillen. Some of the sandstone block-and-start furnishing and fittings were surrounds with mullions and having funded at the bequest of leaded glass. Round-headed Patrick M. Gallagher, solicitor Hiberno-Romanesque doorway to and noted historian; Gallagher the west gable end of nave having bequeathed £5,000 for the triple staged ashlar sandstone erection of a monument in surround/reveals with engaged honour of the Four Masters at colonnettes, carved chevron motifs the Diamond in Donegal Town

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest to head/hood, and with timber (see 40843016), estimated to double doors with wrought-iron cost £980, with the reminder hinges having Celtic interlacing of the bequest used for the motifs. Round-headed erection of an altar and Romanesque doorways to the furnishings at this church. The porches to the north and south present church replaced an elevations having double staged earlier hall-type Catholic church ashlar sandstone surround/reveals in Donegal Town, which was with engaged colonnettes, carved located a short distance to the chevron motifs to head/hood, and west of the present edifice at with timber double doors with the junction of Church Street wrought-iron hinges having Celtic and Upper Main Street, which interlacing motifs. Square-headed was apparently first built in doorway to the west elevation of 1842 and was later converted sacristy having replacement timber for use as a hall (and later a door and ashlar sandstone block- cinema from 1954) after the and-start surround. Groin and completion of the present barrel-vaulted ceilings, colonnettes building in 1935 but was with cushion capitals, Romanesque demolished in 2002. The arches with plaster decorative Church of the Four Masters is a detailing including chevrons, gallery landmark feature along the over entrance gable, mosaic and main approach road into tile flooring, and marble altar Donegal Town from the west, goods. Set back from road in and makes a strongly positive elevated grounds to the east of contribution to the streetscape Donegal Town centre. Bounded on on the eastern fringes of the road-frontage to the north and town. The simple boundary west by rubble stone boundary walls and the gateways add to walls. Main gateway to the west of the setting and complete this site comprising a pair of coursed composition. squared granite gate piers (on square-plan) having tapering heads, and with modern metal gates. Subsidiary gateway to the east having pair of coursed squared granite gate piers (on square-plan) having tapering heads.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843030 Milestone Upper Main Freestanding granite milestone This milestone makes an attractive, HISTORICAL Regional Sreet, on rectangular-plan, erected c. if subtle, historical impression in Social Donegal 1780, having pyramidal head. the streetscape to the east of Town Inscriptions to the east and west Donegal Town centre. faces now illegible. Located Unfortunately the inscriptions are adjacent to corner of building on now illegible but the distance footpath at the junction of Upper would have been in 'Irish Miles', Main Street and Church Street, which are longer than the standard and to the east of Donegal Town mile measurement used today. It centre. probably dates to the late eighteenth-century or to the first decades of the nineteenth century, a period when the Grand Juries were responsible for a great deal of improvement in the road transport

network throughout Ireland,

particularly the development of a series of 'turnpike roads' (from 1729) on which milestones are usually found. Milestones appears to be marked along this road on the Taylor and Skinner road maps of 1777 - 1783, although there were no turnpike roads in Donegal before 1805. This simple item of street furniture acts as a subtle historical reminder the great coach travel in Ireland, and is an integral element of the built heritage of the local area. It may have been moved from a site very close to its present location in recent years.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843034 Bridge No name Donegal Single-arch bridge carrying small This simple but appealing single- Architectural Regional Town, Co. access road over the Drummeeny arched road bridge retains its early Technical Donegal River, built c. 1800. Roughly character and form. It is robustly dressed sandstone voussoirs to built using local rubble stone, and arch; squared rubble sandstone its survival in good condition is masonry to arch barrel. Random testament to the quality of its rubble stone construction to original construction and the skill of spandrels and to parapet. the local masons/craftsmen Tarmacadam to carriageway. involved. It probably dates to c. Rubble stone gate pier (on 1800, a period when a great many square-plan) with pyramidal small-scale bridges of this type coping stone over to north-east were constructed throughout corner of bridge, formerly Ireland by the Grand Juries (the gateway to Farmhill House to the forerunners of the County Councils) east (not in survey). Single etc. However, in this case, this carriageway with tarmac deck. bridge may have been originally Bridge spans tributary of the built by a local landowner to River Eske. Snecked rock-faced provide access to Farmhill House piers and retaining walls of (not investigated) a short distance former narrow gauge railway to the east of this bridge. The bridge, c. 1889) carrying former remains of the piers to the former Derry (Victoria Road) to Killybegs railway bridge (c. 1889) adjacent to line over road adjacent to the the west adds to the context, and east. Metal span carrying line its construction using snecked rock- now removed. Located in the faced masonry provides an rural countryside to the interesting juxtaposition with the east/south-east of Donegal earlier structure and an insight into Town. the development of engineering technology and fashions during the nineteenth century. This modestly- scaled bridge is a good example of its type and date and is an addition to the built heritage of the local area, adding interesting to the rural landscape to the south-east of Donegal Town.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843035 Gates No name Glebe, Gateway serving house (not in This good-quality late Victorian Artistic Regional Donegal survey), erected c. 1880, gateway, of simple but Technical Town, comprising three cast-iron gate attractive design, survives in Co. Donegal posts (on square-plan) having particularly good condition. It is projecting plinth blocks to base and an interesting and increasingly moulded capping with pyramidal rare example of mass-produced finials over supporting decorative late-nineteenth cast- and wrought-iron vehicular and wrought-ironwork. This pedestrian gates having decorative appealing gateway is an scrollwork to heads and cast-iron attractive feature in the rosette motif to centres. Gateway streetscape to the south/south- flanked to either side by modern west of Donegal Town, adding rendered blockwork boundary decorative interest to its walls. Located to the south of location. associated house, at the start of a long driveway turning to the north, and to the south/south-west of Donegal Town centre.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843039 House 3 Eske Terrace, Attached terraced two-bay two- This early twentieth-century Architectural Regional Castle Street, storey house, built c. 1910, having terraced building forms part of an Donegal Town modern gable-fronted dormer attractive terrace of three along opening at attic level. One of a with its neighbours to either side group of three along with the (see 40843038 and 40843040). It buildings to either side (see retains much of its early 40843038 and 40843040). Pitched architectural character and form. artificial slate roof with smooth It also retains much of its early rendered chimneystack to the end. fabric, including timber sliding Decorative arts-and-crafts style sash windows, but the modern cast-iron downpipe to the east end dormer opening detracts and replacement guttering. Rough- somewhat from its integrity and cast rendered walls. Segmental- visual expression. Of particular headed window openings with interest are the decorative cast- decorative stepped brick block- iron railings and gate, which are a and-start surrounds, painted stone good example of early twentieth- sills and one-over-one pane timber century mass-produced ironware sliding sash windows. Segmental- and add interest to this otherwise headed door opening to the west utilitarian structure. The stepped end of the main elevation (north), brick block-and-start surrounds having stepped brick block-and- to the openings adds further start surrounds, plinth blocks, interest to the main elevations battened timber door and with and is an attractive feature in the plain overlight. Set back from street streetscape along Castle Street. with small yard to the front (north) These surrounds are very similar having roughcast rendered plinth to those found on a group of two boundary wall with ornamental slightly earlier buildings along cast-iron railings over. Pedestrian nearby Water Street (see gateway to the west end of 40843037) hinting that all these boundary wall comprising a pair of structures may have been cast-iron gate posts supporting constructed by the same builder. decorative cast-iron gate. Located This building, along with its to east end of Castle Street and to neighbours, makes a positive the north-east of Donegal Town contribution to the streetscape centre. Overlooks River Eske to the and is a modest addition to the north. built heritage of Donegal Town.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843040 House use 4 Eske Attached terraced two-bay two- This early twentieth-century Architectural Regional House Terrace, storey house, built c. 1910, having terraced building forms part of an hyouHHH Castle St, modern gable-fronted dormer attractive terrace of three along Donegal Town opening at attic level. One of a with its neighbours to the east group of three along with the (see 40843038 and 40843039). It buildings adjoining to the east side retains much of its early (40843038 and 40843039). Pitched architectural character and form. artificial slate roof with smooth It also retains much of its early rendered chimneystack to the west fabric, including timber sliding gable end. Rough-cast rendered sash windows, but the modern walls. Enamelled metal street sign dormer opening detracts reading 'Eske Terrace' attached to somewhat from its integrity and the west end of the main elevation. visual expression. Of particular Segmental-headed window interest are the decorative cast- openings with decorative stepped iron railings and gate, which are a brick block-and-start surrounds, good example of early twentieth- painted stone sills and one-over- century mass-produced ironware one pane timber sliding sash and add interest to this otherwise

windows. Segmental- headed door utilitarian structure. The stepped opening to the east end of the brick block-and-start surrounds main elevation (north), having to the openings adds further stepped brick block-and-start interest to the main elevations surrounds, plinth blocks, battened and is an attractive feature in the timber door and with plain streetscape along Castle Street. overlight. Set back from street with These surrounds are very similar small yard to the front (north) to those found on a group of two having roughcast rendered plinth slightly earlier buildings along boundary wall with ornamental nearby Water Street (see cast-iron railings over. Pedestrian 40843037) hinting that all these gateway to the east end of structures may have been boundary wall comprising a pair of constructed by the same builder. cast-iron gate posts supporting This building, along with its decorative cast-iron gate. Located neighbours, makes a positive to east end of Castle Street and to contribution to the streetscape the north-east of Donegal Town and is a modest addition to the centre. Overlooks River Eske to the built heritage of Donegal Town. north.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843043 House No name Tirchonaill Terraced (mid-terrace) four-bay As part of a terrace, this house Architectural Regional Street, two-storey with half-dormer attic has interesting proportions to its Milltown, house, built c. 1910. Two gabled openings, possibly resulting from Donegal Town half-dormers to attic. One of a its formation from the terrace of four buildings along integration of two former houses with its neighbours to either side and therefore would represent a (south-west and north-east). good example of the evolution of Probably originally two buildings, the terrace. This house is now amalgamated to form a distinguished by the retention of single property. Two-bay two- its original timber sash windows, storey return to the rear (south- contrary to its neighbours, and east). Pitched natural slate roof this increases its architectural with clay ridge tiles and having value. The gabled dormer cement rendered chimneystacks window with decorative with moulded capping to either bargeboards and finials are end (north-east and south-west). common features of the terrace, Roughcast rendered walling. creating a visual and aesthetic Square-headed window openings unity which has a positive impact having rendered masonry sills, on the streetscape. Integral to rendered reveals, and one-over- the unity of this terrace, this one pane timber sliding sash house is an important reminder windows. Square-headed window of the housing development of openings to half-dormer the street and town during the openings having one-over-one first decades of the early pane timber sliding sash windows twentieth century, and is an with decorative timber addition to the built heritage of bargeboards over, and with the local area. timber finial. Finial to the south- west dormer now missing. Two gabled half-dormer openings to the rear elevation (south-east) having Square-headed window openings to half-dormer openings having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows with decorative timber bargeboards over, and with timber finial.. Square-headed

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843047 House No name Tir Chonaill Terraced two-bay three- This substantial early-twentieth Architectural Regional Street, storey house, built c. 1910, century terraced house retains its Mullans, having two gablets over original form and architectural Donegal Town second floor window character to the front elevation. openings at roof level and This is the only building along a flat-roofed single-storey uniform terrace of six buildings canted window to the south- that retains its sash windows, west end of the main which adds to its integrity. The elevation (south-east). Now original door with its good quality in use as apartments having and sophisticated doorcase modern three-storey flat roof contrasts with a quite sober extension rear (north-west). general appearance of the front One of a terrace of six (see elevation. The treatment to the records 40843048 and gablets is an attractive feature 40843049). Pitched artificial that adds interest to the roofline. slate roof having clay ridge As part of a terrace, this house tiles, rendered chimneystacks has characteristic features of the to either end (north-east and other houses, such as the gabled south-west), projecting windows, the sill courses, and the rendered eaves course, canted bay window, therefore profiled metal guttering and creating a unity that has a strong cast-iron downpipes. Smooth impact on the overall aesthetic of rendered ruled-and-lined the streetscape along walling. Square-headed /Tirchonaill Street. window openings with one- Integral to the unity of the over-one pane horned timber terrace, this house is a reminder sliding sash windows and of the late-nineteen/early rendered sills. Continuous sill twentieth-century housing course at second floor level. development of this part of the Smooth rendered finish to town, and represents an integral canted bay window having element o the built heritage of rendered stringcourse over Donegal Town. The simple but window openings, and appealing cast-iron pedestrian surmounted by rendered gate adds to the setting and parapet with decorative completes this composition. leaded coping. Decorative timber bargeboards with crossbraced motif and

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest remains of finials to gabled window openings at second floor level. Segmental- headed entrance door opening to north-east end of main elevation having timber panelled door with bolection mouldings and iron door furniture, and with plain overlight. Doorway flanked by decorative timber pilasters having alternating fielded and recessed panels, and with paired timber brackets over supporting moulded cornice/lintel. Set back from roadside with small yard to the front (south-east). Bounded on road-frontage by roughcast rendered boundary wall. Cast-iron pedestrian gateway to entrance. Located to the north/north-east of Donegal Town centre.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843048 House No Name Tír Chonaill Terraced two-bay three-storey This substantial early-twentieth Architectural Regional Street, house, built c. 1910, having two century terraced house retains Donegal Town gablets over second floor its original form and window openings at roof level architectural character to the and flat-roofed single-storey front elevation. The loss of the canted window to the south- original windows to the west end of the main elevation openings, though regrettable, (south-east). Two-storey return fails to detract substantially and modern flat-roofed from its visual expression. The extension to the rear (north- treatment to the gablets is an west). One of a terrace of six attractive feature that adds (see records 40843047 and interest to the roofline. The 40843049). Pitched artificial retention of the original slate roof having clay ridge tiles, doorcase also adds an element rendered chimneystacks to of decorative interest to the either end (north-east and otherwise plain front elevation. south-west), projecting rendered As part of a terrace, this house eaves course, and cast-iron has characteristic features of rainwater goods. Smooth the other houses, such as the rendered ruled-and-lined walling gabled windows, the sill to front elevation, roughcast courses, and the canted bay

rendered to rear. Square-headed window, therefore creating a window openings with rendered unity that has a strong impact sills and replacement windows. on the overall aesthetic of the Continuous sill course at second streetscape along floor level. Smooth rendered Tyrconnell/Tirchonaill Street. finish to canted bay window. Integral to the unity of the Decorative timber bargeboards terrace, this house is a with crossbraced motif and reminder of the late- remains of finials to gabled nineteen/early twentieth- window openings at second floor century housing development level. Square-headed entrance of this part of the town, and door opening to north-east end represents an integral element of main elevation having o the built heritage of Donegal replacement timber door and Town. replacement overlight. Doorway flanked by decorative timber pilasters having alternating

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest fielded and recessed panels, and with paired timber brackets over supporting lintel. Set back to roadside with small garden to the front (south-east). Bounded on road-frontage by roughcast rendered boundary wall. Modern iron pedestrian gateway to entrance. Located to the north/north-east of Donegal Town centre.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40843049 House No name Tír Chonaill Terraced two-bay three-storey This substantial early-twentieth Architectural Regional Street, house, built c. 1910, having two century terraced house retains its Donegal Town gablets over second floor window original form and architectural openings at roof level and flat-roofed character to the front elevation. single-storey canted window to the The ornate and sophisticated south-west end of the main elevation original doorcase contrasts with a (south-east). Two-storey return to quite sober general appearance the rear (north-west). One of a of the front elevation. The terrace of six (see records 40843047 treatment to the gablets is an and 40843048). Pitched artificial slate attractive feature that adds roof having clay ridge tiles, rendered interest to the roofline. The loss chimneystacks to either end (north- of the early window fittings, east and south-west), projecting although regrettable, fails to rendered eaves course, and cast-iron detract substantially from its rainwater goods. Smooth rendered integrity. As part of a terrace, this ruled-and-lined walling over smooth house has characteristic features rendered plinth; roughcast rendered of the other houses, such as the to rear (north-west) and extension. gabled windows, the sill courses, Square-headed window openings and the canted bay window, with rendered sills and replacement therefore creating a unity that windows. Continuous sill course at has a strong impact on the second floor level. Smooth rendered overall aesthetic of the finish to canted bay window. streetscape along Decorative timber bargeboards with Tyrconnell/Tirchonaill Street. crossbraced motif and remains of Integral to the unity of the finials to gabled window openings at terrace, this house is a reminder second floor level. Segmental-headed of the late-nineteen/early entrance door opening to north-east twentieth-century housing end of main elevation (south-east) development of this part of the having timber panelled door with town, and represents an integral iron door furniture, and with plain element o the built heritage of overlight. Doorway flanked by Donegal Town. decorative timber pilasters having alternating fielded and recessed panels, and with paired timber brackets over supporting moulded cornice/lintel. Set back from roadside with small garden to the front (south-

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest east). Bounded on road-frontage by roughcast rendered boundary wall. Modern wrought-iron gate to entrance. Located to the north/north-east of Donegal Town centre. Inner doorway (behind front door) having glazed timber door with glazed surrounds.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40909317 House No name Drumark Hill, Detached three-bay single-storey This appealing and well- Architectural Regional Drumstevlin, house with dormer attic former proportioned house, of late- Donegal Town house, built c. 1890, having single nineteenth century gable-fronted dormer window appearance, retains its early opening to the centre of the main form and character. Its visual elevation (north). Now unoccupied. expression and integrity is Steeply pitched natural slate roof enhanced by the retention of with rendered chimneystacks to such salient fabric as the either gable end (east and west). natural slate roof and the Roof projects over eaves to side timber sliding sash windows. elevations. Smooth rendered walls This building is notable for the over projecting smooth rendered central gabled dormer opening plinth with render block-and-start that retains a timber sliding quoins to the corners of the front sash window with intricate Y- elevation (north). Square-headed profile glazing bars, and the window openings with plain raised steeply pitched roof. This render surrounds with shallow building is an unusually small- pointed heads, stone sills, and two- size example of a dwelling with over-two pane timber sliding sash formal architectural ambitions, windows. Round-headed window and it is an interesting addition opening to central dormer having to the roadscape to the west of plain raised render surrounds with Donegal Town. Sensitively shallow pointed head, stone sill, and restored, this building would two-over-two pane timber sliding represent an integral element sash window with Y-profile glazing of the built heritage of the local bars to head, and with stone sill. area. Central square-headed door opening raised render surrounds with shallow pointed head, and with replacement timber door with replacement leaded overlight. Set slightly back from road to the west of Donegal Town centre. Gravel forecourt to site; single-storey return/extension to the rear recently removed.

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest 40909946 House Magherabeg Lurganboy, Detached four-bay two-storey This charming late-Victorian Architectural Regional House Donegal Town house on complex-plan), built c. house retains much of its original 1870 and altered c. 1910, having charm and form, despite some advanced single-bay gable-fronted alterations. Its visual expression breakfront to the south-west end and integrity is enhanced by the of the main elevation (south-west), retention of much of its early later advanced single-bay gable- fabric including timber sliding fronted breakfront to the north- sash windows and natural slate east end of the main elevation roof. The decorative pierced (south-west), open canopy porch to timber bargeboards and the the centre bays between gabled finials over the gable apexes, and projections, and with multiple-bay the metal bargeboards and two-storey return to the rear timber supports to the open (north-west), Pitched natural slate porch, add some decorative roofs having terracotta ridge tiles, interest to the main elevation. rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron The form of this building, having rainwater goods, with decorative irregular plan with advanced pierced timber bargeboards to the gable-fronted bays, is projecting bays having terracotta typical/characteristic of many finials to gable apexes. Mono- late-Victorian and Edwardian pitched glass roof to canopy porch middleclass houses built having decorative cast-iron throughout the Irish countryside. bargeboards and supported on Cartographic information timber columns having chamfered suggests that the projecting edges. Pebbledashed walls with gable-fronted bay to the north- smooth rendered ruled-and-lined east end of the main elevation finish to area enclosed by open may be a later addition, added porch. Square-headed window sometime after c. 1907 (not openings with smooth rendered depicted on Ordnance Survey reveals and with two-over-two twenty-five inch map). This fine pane timber sliding sash windows house, set in attractive and well- to advanced bays and one-over- maintained mature wooded one pane timber sliding sash grounds close to the shoreline of windows to central section. Some Muckross Strand, is an integral replacement timber casement element of the built heritage of windows to side and rear the local area, and makes a elevations. Square-headed positive contribution to the doorway to open porch having a landscape to the south of

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Reference Type of Photo Name Location Description Appraisal Special Rating Number Structure Interest pair of replacement timber doors Donegal Town. The simple with glazed upper panels, moulded outbuilding and the gateway to lintel over, and with overlight. Set the rear add to the context. The well-back from road in own remains of the Franciscan friary grounds to the south of Donegal to the north of the site, which Town and a short distance to the was originally founded in the east of Muckross Strand and fifteenth century for the . Mature garden to site Franciscan Third Order Regular by with lawned area to front of house the O'Donnell clan, adds (south) and mature trees to site. substantially to the setting and Complex of outbuildings to the rear historical interest. This dwelling (north-west) having pitched natural was probably the residence of a slate roof with terracotta ridge Frederick George Gahen (1821/2 tiles, roughcast rendered walls, and - 1904) in 1881 and 1894 (Slater's square-headed openings. Gateway Directory. Gahen was an to yard to the rear (north-west) engineer who served as the having rendered gate piers (on county surveyor for Donegal square-plan) having pyramidal between 1864 and 1891. capstones over, and with wrought- iron flat bar gates. Gateway to the south-east/east having a modern pair of rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) and a modern pair of wrought-iron gates. Long approach avenue to house from the house. Remains of Franciscan friary (RMP DG099-010001-) to the north of site.

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