sweeney's hotel

renovation is now completed, it took a very long time with the pandemic pauses and the construction workers who left and had to be replaced.  Not only the outside was transformed by the inside had to be gutted.  I think they did a wonderful job and I imagine it was very spendy.  I finally got to see the finished hotel a few months back.  We were living across the street from it when it first began.

photo taken back in Oct 2020 and had to pause for covid

photo taken 1 week after the previous one.

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

workers

carrying in plywood to the building that is being renovated, the tall white one.  The plywood was dropped off about 50 meters so they had t carry it one piece at a time.  

building renovation

 on main street, taking down the chimney.

laminate flooring

working on a new floor in one of the renovated houses on main street

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the rearview

of the sweeney hotel.  They just finished tearing down a wall and a building back there last week.  Now once they clean it up and the covid restrictions allow construction workers back to work, they will proceed.

roof delivery

the telehandler delivering some materials to the roof for the workers.

Sweeney's Hotel

was built in the 1850s.  Its founder. Johndie Sweeney, died in 1909 aged 100. His family played an important part in the history of Dungloe, in the Land League and the later struggles for independence, as well as being successful in a range of businesses. 

Info courtesy of the Dungloe Heritage Trail brochure.

The hotel was sold recently and is in the process of being renovated.  Earlier this year, the windows were replaced with new ones.  They just started working on the hotel recently putting up the scaffolding and screening.

yesterday I received a nice surprise package in the mail from a blogger friend.  It was nice of her to send this.   A bookmark with different language spellings for the word book, a postcard of her town, a writing pen, a coaster with the Brunswick Lion, the best-known landmark in the German city of Braunschweig (Brunswick) and a good luck litte pig.  Very nice indeed! :)  Thanks Iris.

McCafferty's Bar & Restaurant

formerly the Bayview Bar now known as McCaffery's Bar & Restaurant.  It is newly painted with a new sign.  There is still work being done inside so I don't know when it will open.

I posted the bar's painters back on 22/6

upper main street

in Letterkenny.  There is a lot of renovation happening in this part of town.

connecting

the oil tank to the house

house work 2

I showed this house back in late July when the work first started.  They gutted the property to do a complete makeover.  I've heard that this place will be available to rent when it is completed. 

Cement being poured for the walk.  Photo taken 26 Sept

Currently this is what it looks like.  They now are beginning to work inside.  Photo taken 06 Oct

The back of the house.  Photo taken 06 Oct from the pier.

house work

I noticed this house a few weeks ago,  it's located down by the pier which I haven't been to in a while.
This photo was taken on 03 July 17

This one was taken on 20 July 17.

renovations completed

The new roof and windows are done and now it is ready to be rented.  To see it before click here.

renovations II

Renovations are continuing after a four day break, last weekend was a bank holiday weekend.  More workers are also showing up at the site to help get the job done.  The first two photos were taken last Friday June 3rd and the rest were taken yesterday Wed., June 8th. 

renovations

The renovations have begun on this piece of property a few days ago.   The weather has provided the workers the window they need to start the project.  St. Vincent de Paul's charity store is on the ground floor.  Good As New, another charity store is right beside it and both of them are rather small but still offer people a bargain.  It will be interesting to see what becomes of the building once it is done.  New apartments possibly.