Survey Data
Reg No
21902439
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
180455, 146496
Date Recorded
29/01/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1820, with windbreak to front (south-east) elevation and extension to north-east elevation. Hipped reed thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Mud walls lined with concrete block and rendered. Lined-and-ruled render to windbreak. Square-headed openings with timber casement windows and painted sills. Square-headed opening set in windbreak with replacement timber panelled door.
Appraisal
This building is a fine example of Ireland's traditional house building, which is fast disappearing from the countryside. Its contrasting reed thatch roof and mud walls are typical of materials used in vernacular house building. Although extended and modernised, the original simple form of the building is still clearly visible.