I lár Oileán Árainn Mhór in aice le Cnoc an Fhrancaigh, ar thaobh na fothana, tá Bothán Donnelly, ag breathnú amach ar theach solais agus iar-thuaisceart an oileáin. Ní hé Donnelly ainm ceart an duine seo, ach leas-ainm, agus ní cheart go bhféadfaí an bothán seo a thógáil san áit iargúlta seo gan cabhair ó inneall, ach sin an sórt duine é Donnelly. Is cloch mór trom é an lindéar thar an doras, a d’ardaigh sé gan cabhair ó éinne agus tá suíomh an bhotháin gearrtha amach as aill cloiche. Seo an radharc is deise ar an oileán, dar le Donnelly, agus sin an fáth gur thóg sé an bothán ann – chun gur féidir le daoine stopadh agus suaimhneas na háite a bhlaiseadh.
In the centre of the island of Árainn Mhór beside the Hill of the French, to the side of the bogs, Donnelly’s Hut stands, looking out at the Lighthouse and the North West of the island. Donnelly is not the real name of this person, but his nickname, and it is hard to believe that this hut could have been built in this remote location without the help of a machine, but that is the sort of person Donnelly is. The lintel above the door is a huge heavy stone that Donnelly lifted without any help from anybody and the site of the hut is cut out of the stone cliff face in the hill. This is the nicest view on the island, according to Donnelly, and that is why he built the hut there - so that people can stop and get a feel for the peace and tranquility of the place.