Survey Data
Reg No
30408213
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
128442, 228571
Date Recorded
03/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, having recent uPVC porch to front elevation. Pitched reed thatched roof having decoratively scolloped ridge, and painted rendered low chimneystack. Painted smooth rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings having decorative render surrounds and painted sills with replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening having timber battened door. Recent pedestrian gate set into painted rendered boundary wall and piers.
Appraisal
The low elevation, thick walls and small openings are typical of the vernacular tradition in Ireland. Once common throughout the country, thatched buildings have become increasingly rare and this building retains other notable features such as its low chimneystack.