This year’s Tir Chonaill Stone Festival was a nod to one of the craft’s greatest ambassadors, the late Brendan McGloin. Click on the arrows to see photos by Thomas Gallagher and Tir Chonaill Stone Festival And in restoring an old stone wall uncovered by the local tidy towns group, the festival really gave something meaningful back to the host community of Bundoran.  Louise Price from the organising committee said: “The wall had been there a long time. We don’t know who built it, probably a farmer. Bundoran Tidy Towns were doing a lot of work there, planting willow and creating a garden, and in clearing away briars, they uncovered the remains of a wall. “It was made originally out of shore stone and whatever material was there in the area. We brought in some new stone to make it good again. READ NEXT: ‘Dream come true’ - Donegal cyclist elevated to professional ranks of Team Cofidis “The wall is on a piece of open ground beside the West End Cliff Walk, just before the Rosbeg Holiday Homes. It was a good choice as a lot of people out walking stopped to chat and to watch what was being done.” Restoring the wall was the basis for the stone wall workshops taking place over the course of the festival weekend. It was one of a number of links to stonemason Brendan McGloin whose untimely death took place in April, and whose stone sculptures can be seen in a number of locations around Bundoran. “Brendan’s sister Geraldine told us that they grew up in a guest house near there,” said Louise. “There was a tunnel of briars over the wall and the boys would have been going through it, playing in the area.  “We had a little bit of his carving work with us and we placed it into the wall.” Brendan was also remembered at a talk by visiting Welsh stone mason Sean Adcock. Some years back, Louise was asked to recommend two stone masons, one from Ireland and one from the UK, to attend a conference in Korea. Louise has been instrumental in forging links with the stone mason communities in Korea. placeholder image
This year’s Tir Chonaill Stone Festival was a nod to one of the craft’s greatest ambassadors, the late Brendan McGloin. Click on the arrows to see photos by Thomas Gallagher and Tir Chonaill Stone Festival And in restoring an old stone wall uncovered by the local tidy towns group, the festival really gave something meaningful back to the host community of Bundoran.  Louise Price from the organising committee said: “The wall had been there a long time. We don’t know who built it, probably a farmer. Bundoran Tidy Towns were doing a lot of work there, planting willow and creating a garden, and in clearing away briars, they uncovered the remains of a wall. “It was made originally out of shore stone and whatever material was there in the area. We brought in some new stone to make it good again. READ NEXT: ‘Dream come true’ - Donegal cyclist elevated to professional ranks of Team Cofidis “The wall is on a piece of open ground beside the West End Cliff Walk, just before the Rosbeg Holiday Homes. It was a good choice as a lot of people out walking stopped to chat and to watch what was being done.” Restoring the wall was the basis for the stone wall workshops taking place over the course of the festival weekend. It was one of a number of links to stonemason Brendan McGloin whose untimely death took place in April, and whose stone sculptures can be seen in a number of locations around Bundoran. “Brendan’s sister Geraldine told us that they grew up in a guest house near there,” said Louise. “There was a tunnel of briars over the wall and the boys would have been going through it, playing in the area.  “We had a little bit of his carving work with us and we placed it into the wall.” Brendan was also remembered at a talk by visiting Welsh stone mason Sean Adcock. Some years back, Louise was asked to recommend two stone masons, one from Ireland and one from the UK, to attend a conference in Korea. Louise has been instrumental in forging links with the stone mason communities in Korea. 

In Pictures: Stone Festival’s gift to Bundoran and nod to cherished stonemason

Siobhán McNamara
By Siobhán McNamara

DonegalLive multimedia journalist

Published 16th Aug 2025, 15:33 GMT

'It was made originally out of shore stone and whatever material was there in the area. We brought in some new stone to make it good again'

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