The town clock was erected by landlord John Robert Boyd in 1858 at the top of the Market Square, giving the locals a time to set their pocket watches by for almost 100 years. The Londonderry Sentinel from 18th December 1857 informs us of the construction of this clock, as well a general description of
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There is sometimes a misconception that there were THREE Donegal men in the GPO. However, this is not the case. The only recognised Donegal man in the GPO was Joseph Sweeney from Burtonport (who attended St. Eunan’s College briefly in Letterkenny prior to St. Enda’s) – as was mentioned in a previous post. The two
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Joseph Sweeney, from Burtonport, was reportedly the only Donegal man who took part in the Easter Rising. Having attended Patrick Pearse’s St. Enda’s College, he was sworn into the IRB and was stationed on the roof of the GPO. What is less well known is that prior to attending Pearse’s school, he briefly attended St.
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