In the west of the county, Sweeney's Hotel is a famous structure that can be found on Main Street.


After lying empty for a while, local entrepreneur and builder Pat Boyle, together with his cousin Kevin Boyle, a businessman in Chicago, started a €2 million renovation.


The renovation project got underway in 2020.


The pieces were shown on RTÉ's At Your Service program in 2022, starring John and Francis Brennan. Pat Boyle who expressed his happiness at having finished the project in time for the Mary From Dungloe Festival.


Five rooms in the old part of the hotel have the names of local residents. Among them are the late Gay Byrne, Packie Bonner, Moya Brennan, Daniel O'Donnell, and Margo.


Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher, a former MEP and TD who hopes to run again in the next general election, did the official duties.