St. Eunan's College — College Road

Main gateway serving St. Eunan’s College (see 40501090), erected c. 1909, comprising central vehicular entrance (no longer in use) flanked to the (north and south) by pedestrian entrances. Wrought- and cast-iron gates and railings having decorative quatrefoils, circles, perforated roundels with embossed crest and inscriptions, shamrocks ornaments, fleur-de-lys and floriated finials; decorative Celtic cross finial to end-bar to carriage gates. Ashlar gate piers (on rectangular-plan) having chamfered corners, moulded decorative chamfer stops, engraved fish scale motifs to top chamfer stops, round-headed recessed flush moulded tripartite flat panels to east side surmounted by recessed flushed moulded roundel with carved cross motifs, rectangular jamb-shaft to south and north sides with stepped rounded top, rectangular chamfered plinth, stone canted conical cap with scrolled saddle-backed dentil course on moulded cornice on moulded decorative octagonal base, painted decorative wrought- and cast-iron Celtic cross finials over capstones. Chamfered ashlar stone outer piers and to north of pedestrian gate with moulded decorative chamfer stops, engraved fish scale motifs to top chamfer stops, round-headed recessed flushed moulded tripartite flat panels to east side surmounted by recessed flushed moulded roundel with carved cross, rectangular jamb shaft to south and north sides with stepped rounded top, rectangular chamfered plinth, stone feather-edged conical cap on moulded cornice on moulded decorative octagonal base. Curvilinear snecked rock-faced squared limestone boundary wall with chamfered ashlar limestone coping surmounted by painted decorative wrought- and cast-iron railings with shamrocks ornaments, decorative fleur-de-lys and floriated finials. Gateway located opening directly onto road, enclosing east end of driveway leading to St. Eunan’s College (see 40501090). Located to the east of main building, and to the north-west of the centre of Letterkenny.