Derelict house decorated with shells, Ballyshannon

[Trevbet]

I hope someone can give me some information on a derelict house decorated with shells and broken pieces of crockery in Bishop Street, Ballyshannon. My husbands grandfather is supposed to have lived there in the early 1900s. Many thanks, Betty

[rathmore]

Have you not tried the local paper in Ballyshannon?

[rathmore]

I was born in Ballyshannon but brought up in Lancashire, but never been back home.

There use be a site for Ballyshannon run partly by Paddy Donagher.

I will e-mail him and ask him.

[Trevbet]

Many thanks Rathmore!

[ScottishSharon]

Hi
My Grandfather lived in the Shell House in Ballyshannon - his name was Robert George Anderson.
This is a picture of it that I've found.  http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/images/survey_specific/fullsize/40852009_1.jpg
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/images/survey_specific/fullsize/40852009_3.jpg
My mum has a picture of me and my sister/s standing outside it when I was little. My Grandfather was a joiner by trade and made coffins and had his own shop in Ballyshannon - I can't find any reference to it so if you have any info on that I would love to hear about it.

Sharon

[dathai]

http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40852009