The hostel building and house were built in 1920. The hostel building was a set of 'byres' or barns used for housing food, fuel and animals.

The house, byres and adjoining land was bought by the present owners, Mr Bernard Gallagher, a Donegal man 'born and bred' and Mrs Lyndall Gallagher, an Australian woman born in Sydney.
Ben is a carpenter by trade and is now retired. The land itself was used for farming until 1988. Then, Ben and Lyndall decided on a new adventure. They chose to try their hand at tourism, feeling that the layout of the property would be pleasing to the visitors. Lyndall had the idea of setting up the hostel, and Ben, considering the issue to be a challenging one, agreed.

Ben preferred to do all the carpentry work himself. He set about making the pinewood bunk beds, laid the flagstone floors, plastered, tiled, plumbed, hung doors and windows. Lyndall directed him to the design and layout. They made a good team then as they still do now.
At first the trickle of visitors was very slow. However, the trade soon improved as the reputation of the hostel grew. Now, The Gallaghers receive many people from all over the world. The camping, itself, has been particularly successful, judging by the many satisfied campers pleased with the excellent facilities made available to them.