A GoFundMe page has been set up to help a popular Donegal woman restore her traditional thatched cottage which was destroyed by fire.
Breezy Kelly had a very lucky escape after a fire ripped through her cottage at Gortnasillagh, near Glenties, on Saturday morning last.
More than €3,000 has been raised since the fund was set up just 24 hours ago.
The well-known local historian managed to escape but was taken to hospital as a precaution.
She is now staying with a friend but the cottage, known locally as The Fiddlers Rest, has been reduced to ‘only a shell’.
Breezy in happier times.
Although Breezy was lucky to escape, the cottage has been destroyed.
It was the setting for Breezy’s much-loved Over the Half Door project which gave visitors an experience of life in Ireland in times gone by.
Gone in the blaze are a number of items gathered by Breezy over the years which can never be replaced.
Breezy’s friend, who only stayed with Breezy a couple of days before the fire, said she is heartbroken by the incident.
To make a donation, log on to the GoFundMe page here.
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