1867 – Lough Swilly Hotel, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Architect: William Harte
In 1867, one of Co. Donegal’s first hotels, the Lough Swilly Hotel, was built at Salt Pan Point,
In 1867, one of Co. Donegal’s first hotels, the Lough Swilly Hotel, was built at Salt Pan Point,
An unusual looking building for Ireland, but with good reason as it was designed in Stockholm, constructed in wood, and shipped to Mulroy.
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,
Originally started life as a large house, which can be seen in the centre of the range of buildings.
Feel the white heat of a modernising Ireland in this cheerful John Hinde postcard. Sadly the clean lines of the original hotel have been removed by later renovations.