Donaldson Memorial Hall — AGHAVEAGH

Detached four-bay single-storey Church of Ireland parish hall, dated 1901, having projecting gable-fronted entrance porch to the north end of the front elevation (east), central gable-fronted bay to the east elevation, and with stepped clasping buttresses to the corners of the main body of building and to projecting porch, and with stepped clasping buttresses to the centre of the east and west elevations. Modern single-storey flat-roofed extension to the west and probably two-storey extension to the south end of the main hall. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with corbelled eaves course to the east and west elevations. Roughcast rendered walls with flush block-and-start quoins to the corners; painted feathered (concrete?) copings to clasping buttresses. Carved sandstone plaque (on circular-plan) to the gable apex of gable-fronted bay to the east having raised shield motif to centre incised ‘Donaldson Memorial Hall 1901 AD’. Paired square-headed window openings to the east and west elevations having painted (ashlar?) block-and-start surrounds and (ashlar?) mullion, and with leaded coloured glass windows; triple trefoil-headed lancet openings to gable-fronted bay to the east elevation with block-and-start surrounds and (ashlar?) mullions, and with leaded coloured glass windows. Three graded trefoil-headed lancet openings to the north elevation with block-and-start surrounds and (ashlar?) mullions, and with leaded coloured glass windows; three graded square-headed former vent openings over to the gable apex having flush with block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed door opening to front face of porch (east) having flush (ashlar?) block-and-start surround with chamfered edges, moulded lintel over, and with replacement timber panelled doors. Timber boarded coffered ceiling to interior. Located adjacent to rural road junction with St. John’s Church of Ireland church (see 40907702) immediately to the south, and in the rural countryside to the west of Ballybofey a short distance to the south of Glenmore Bridge over the River Finn. Rubble stone boundary walls with cement coping over to the south-east boundaries of site with rendered walls to the north-east and north. Tarmacadam yard and carpark to site.