restoration

of a buiding that was vacant on main street.  It'll be interesting to see what it becomes.

new roof

being put on the Olde Castle Bar & Red Hugh's Restaurant located in Donegal Town

tyrconnell bridge

located in Donegal Town.
just reopened after being closed for the last six months due to restoration

this is the bridge as it looked before it was replaced

photo and info coutesy of Buildings of Ireland website

Four-span road bridge over River Eske and road, dated 1895. Constructed of welded sheet steel girders forming deck and having steel/iron panels to parapets. Deck rests on battered squared coursed rock-faced masonry piers with pointed breakwater buttresses to base. Piers rise over steel parapets having cut stone coping over. Abutments to either side/end (north-east and south-west) constructed of squared coursed rock-faced masonry having cut stone coping over. Projecting cut stone stringcourse at deck level to piers and to abutments to either end. Staircase flanked by rubble stone wall to north end of west side of bridge. Bridge spans River Eske and New Row Road. Cut stone date plaque to pier to east side reading 'The Tyrconnell Bridge; Built 1895; W.J. Glen C.E. Contractor'. Located to the north-west of Donegal Town centre, a short distance from the Diamond.

Info and photo courtesy of Buildings of Ireland

mooney boats

they specialise in boat building, the construction, refurbishment and repair of commercial fishing vessels.  Currently there are three ships waiting to be worked on.