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Detached two-bay single-storey former national school on T-shaped plan, built 1921, having projecting gable-fronted breakfront to the centre of the front elevation (south-west). Later in use as a private house (c. 1967). Now in use as a heritage centre with modern (c. 2004) five-bay single-storey extension to the rear (north-east). Pitched artificial slate roof with smooth rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends of main block. Smooth rendered having cut stone name and date plaque to centre of breakfront incised ‘BROCKAGH NATIONAL SCHOOL 1921’. Square-headed window openings to the front elevation of breakfront (south-west) having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills; square-headed window openings to gable ends of main block (north-west and south-east) having six-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows and cut stone sills. Square-headed doorways to side elevations of breakfront (north-west and south-east) having battened timber doors. Interior retains many fixtures from the original school including timber sheeted walls (to lower half of walls, fireplaces, timber boarded floors and sheeted timber ceiling. Set slightly back from road to the south-east of Cloghan and to the north-west of Ballybofey. Rubble stone walls to site boundary, tarmacadam carpark to site.
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