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. 

colour wars

Pepto Bismol vs French's mustard!  What an interesting colour combination to be side by side.  There are no winners!

Colgan Hall

Colgan Hall is located on Chapel Street in the heart of Carndonagh, Co. Donegal and is a listed building of historical significance in the locality.  The Centre currently hosts activities on a daily basis; has also staged some very successful drama productions recently and has a memorable association with local drama clubs for decades.
If interested you can read more about Colgan Hall.

   A view from Sacred Heart cemetery which is across the road.

 

The  sculpture, which sits facing the front of the above photo,  represents unity, strength and continuity in the local community.  It was designed by John O’ Connor, an artist from Waterford.

the donagh river

The Donagh River is in Carndonagh and it seems to be running low.  We accessed the river via Church Road, one of the major roads in town.  The trail unfortunately needs some repair and maintenance to make it accessible for all people,  Hopefully the next time we are there it will be in better shape and we'll be able to walk further.  There is also some graffiti under the bridge area.  Sad!

Jones & Co Bookshop

We were in Carndonagh the other day and in our travels we came across this nice wee bookshop.  It has lots of good books to choose from and of course we left with one, The Handmade Paper Book by Angela Ramsay.  I have a paper making kit so I can make my own paper and this book will give me some good ideas.

veg man

On Tuesdays veg man sets up his vegetable stand in Market Square which is about 2 minutes from our apartment.  He is there all day from 7ish to 4ish.  He usually has an older gentleman helping him set up his operation for the day.   There is usually a steady flow of people coming and going all day.  If you go later in the day, he might be out of something you want.  We do have a local grocery store which is about a block away and a Centra store about a ten minute walk so everything is close by and convenient.  We usually buy our produce here and other items at the other two stores.  No matter the weather, you can count on the veg man  being in Market Square on Tuesdays :)

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.