The 2024 conservation plan to conserve the north and south walls along with repairing the kissing gate at the road entrance as well as replacing the wooden gate at the church entrance was submitted to the Heritage Council in March 2024 and approved and funded by the Heritage Council in May.
The project started to get underway with a site meeting at the church ruins with members of the committee along with all those working on the project.
These included Dr. Joe Gallagher; Co Donegal Heritage Officer. Geraldine McManus; Conservation Architect; Gráinne Kelly, Archaeologist; Michael McGroarty; Stonemason and contractor on the project. Also participating were members of the committee.
In October conservation work on the north and south walls began with scaffolding being erected around the church. The walls were re-pointed using hot lime mortar and this work continued off and on for the following month.
In the meantime Quinn Ironworks removed the kissing gate bringing it to their workshop and replaced the corroded and missing iron bars on the gate and additionally got the whole structure powder coated in black paint. This process will prevent weathering and rusting for many years to come.
The inner wooden gate at the entrance to the church is being copied and currently being replaced by the work of the Ballyshannon Mens’ Shed .
