Survey Data
Reg No
20902306
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
139182, 105996
Date Recorded
10/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey direct-entry vernacular house, built c. 1800, having windbreak to front and two-bay return to rear. Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystack and render copings. Pitched thatched roof to extension and catslide detail to windbreak. Painted rendered walls with exposed rubble sandstone to south gable. Painted rubble sandstone walls to other elevations and to extension, painted render to north elevation. Square-headed openings, front elevation having render surrounds and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with painted render sills. Diminutive two-pane timber casement window to return. Square-headed door opening to windbreak having half-glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed timber battened door to extension. Painted rendered square-profile piers with ornate caps and single-leaf cast-iron gate. Garden to front of house bounded by painted rendered walls with square-profile piers having metal single-leaf gates to north and south.
Appraisal
This thatched house is a fine example of domestic vernacular architecture in North Cork. The early extension to the rear adds context to the site and retains an interesting small window. The windbreak is a characteristic feature of vernacular architecture, its functional form providing further interest to the façade. The building is enhanced by the retention of timber sash windows which are becoming increasingly rare features in smaller houses and often replaced with uPVC. The rendered boundary wall with cast-iron pedestrian gates enhances the setting. This house forms an interesting and noteworthy roadside feature.