sun going down.

 sunset in Glenties.

St. Connell’s Church

in Glenties.  

St. Connell’s Church, Glenties was designed by the architect, the late Mr. Liam Mc Cormick, Derry and was officially opened on Sunday 19th May 1974 by the Bishop of Raphoe, the late Bishop Anthony Mac Feely. Mr. Mc Cormick has won several awards for the design of his churches and he got an award for this church too.

Surrounded by trees, the Church echoes a feeling of encloure, its high pitched slated roof enclosing the building almost to the ground on both sides. The tall gable ends are white rough-cast. Mr. Mc Cormick makes three strong statements in the design of the Church. 1. Design blending with the environment. 2. The Role of Nature. 3. The Importance of Baptism.

St. Connell’s Church reflects the meeting of the two glens; the Big Glen and the Wee Glen. Na Gleanntai(The Glens) from which the town gets it’s name. The Church has a strong natural light coming mainly from the roof window and the low level window overlooking the landscape area. As we enter this beautilful Church we cross over water and this will remind us of Baptism, the gateway to the Eucharist.

bench shadows

new benches installed at the bridge, 3 here and there are 3 more across the road.

cyclist

went flying by me one morning last week. The building on the left is the Market Hall which was newly painted last year.

the paper stop2

 I guess checking your phone is high priority no matter where you are.

 getting the roof done before the bad weather returns.

the paper stop

is in the process of being renovated.  It began in Sept and currently they are working up where the roof used to be.  From one of the locals, this building has been vacant for the last 10 years.  The roof had holes in it and the floors were filled with tons of rubbish which they spent weeks removing and filling the skips.  I have no idea what this building will become but it is going to take a lot more time to finish the project.

photo taken Sept.17th

photo taken Oct 2nd

photo taken Nov 18th

photo taken Jan 23rd

photo taken Jan 23rd

snowing

a snowy morning in Glenties.  It snowed off and on all morning but by the end of the day, we had nothing.  The gridders were out doing their job preventing ice from gathering on the roads. 

quiet rainy day

Nothing exciting here when I went outside.  I saw one person walking way down the street, no one else around.  Rainy day, pouring down at times so I went back in and had a cuppa tea. 

rainbow

sonny's bar

is for sale, if interested click for an inside view

skywatch

 near Glenties.

linking to skywatch friday

milk delivery

 some people still prefer delivery even though the store is almost across the street.

bridge painting

on main street.  They do this every year before the tourists flock to town.  That house could also use a makeover too.

thompson flowers

 our local flower shop in Glenties

Owenea River

 flows through Glenties.

building renovation

 on main street, taking down the chimney.

old courthouse

will be known as the Brian Friel Centre and will serve as a visitor centre in Glenties.  The courthouse was built by the Grand Jury in 1843 and is located near the main street and garda station. The ownership was later transferred to Donegal County Council.  They will now lease it to the Brian Friel Trust.

Brian Friel was the best-known Irish playwright of his generation and an accomplished short-story writer who had a strong affection for Donegal.

info from Donegallive

old tractor

 parked in the back

reflection

reflection on the Owenea River taken from the Main Street bridge last week.

monday mural

came across this old building on a walk.  It is no longer used for a recycling centre.  It doesn't look great but the mosaic must have looked pretty good when it was first used.

linking up with Sam's monday mural