1867 – Lough Swilly Hotel, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Architect: William Harte
In 1867, one of Co. Donegal’s first hotels,
1893 – Rosapenna Hotel, Carrigart, Co. Donegal
An unusual looking building for Ireland, but with good reason as it was designed in Stockholm,
1894 – Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co. Donegal
Architect: Sir Thomas Drew
The opening of the Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway (E&BR) in 1868 connected Bundoran with Ireland’s growing railway network and made the town more accessible from Belfast,
1913 – Portsalon Hotel, Co. Donegal
Architect: Richard M. Close
Originally started life as a large house,
1969 – Óstán na Rosann, Dungloe, Co. Donegal
Architect: Carr Sweeney O’Farrell
Feel the white heat of a modernising Ireland in this cheerful John Hinde postcard.
