Survey Data
Reg No
30409203
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1830 - 1870
Coordinates
107488, 222214
Date Recorded
23/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house with attic, built c.1850, having recent flat-roofed extension to front (south) elevation. Steeply pitched thatched roof with raised ridge having rendered rebuilt chimneystack. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed door openings having timber glazed doors. Limestone rubble and painted concrete block enclosing walls. Shed to north having corrugated-iron single-pitch roof and double-leaf timber battened doors.
Appraisal
This modest house is an interesting addition to the rural landscape. Though some original features and materials have been replaced, this thatched house is a good representative of the vernacular tradition in Ireland.