Survey Data
Reg No
21824078
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
146636, 146173
Date Recorded
01/11/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey thatched house, built c. 1830. Pitched thatched roof, overhanging and with red brick chimneystack. Rubble stone walls with square-headed openings having timber casement windows, timber lintels and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed opening with timber panelled half-glazed door and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Rubble stone boundary wall with square-profile barrelled piers.
Appraisal
This terrace of thatched cottages is an unusual example of the English picturesque style in Ireland. These cottages were built outside the gates of Adare Manor at the beginning of the nineteenth century to replace a collection of earlier cottages. The terrace is a highly recognisable feature within the town, which is famous for these thatched houses. They form a group with the nearby structures on the Dunraven estate. Together these structures add much to the site next to the main entrance to Adare Manor. This example retains notable features such as the timber windows and overhanging roof.