1840 – Ballyconnell House, Falcarragh, Co. Donegal
Difficult to date but the landowners, the Olpherts, a Dutch family constructed a house here in 1763,
1860 – Church of St. Baithin, St. Johnstown, Co. Donegal
Architect: E.W. Godwin
A small severe-looking church, the interior of which has sadly been ruined by modernisation.
1863 – Lough Eske Castle, Co. Donegal
Architect: Fitzgibbon Louch
The original castle was first built around 1474.
1863 – Railway Station, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
Architect: John C. Bower
The station opened on 3 September 1863 on the Finn Valley Railway line from Glenties to Stranorlar.
1865 – Conwal Parish Church, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
The church is situated opposite the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St.
1866 – House, Glenties, Co. Donegal
Architect: Timothy Hevey
Never constructed on the site intended for it,
1867 – Lough Swilly Hotel, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Architect: William Harte
In 1867, one of Co. Donegal’s first hotels,
1870s – Meenglass House, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
A mid-sized Victorian house in a simple Tudor-Revival style with steep roofs and gables;
1875 – Bank of Ireland, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Architect: Timothy Hevey
The Hibernian Bank aggressively pursued the business of the new Catholic middle classes,
1875 – Glebe House, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Architect: William McElwee
Published in the Irish Builder, October 1 1875 as part of a small feature on buildings constructed as a result of the Glebe Loans Act.
