Survey Data
Reg No
30410335
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
142478, 218505
Date Recorded
03/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800. Pitched thatched roof having raised scolloped ridge, and rendered chimneystack. Whitewashed walls. Square-headed window openings having painted stone sills and replacement timber windows. Square-headed door opening having replacement timber door. Outbuilding to east of site having pitched corrugated-iron roof with whitewashed stone walls and square-headed door opening. Rendered piers and plinth wall with metal railings to front of house boundary.
Appraisal
The low elevation and chimneystack, thick walls and small openings are typical of the vernacular tradition in Ireland. Once common throughout the countryside and small villages, thatched buildings have become increasingly rare, and the survival of this example is notable. It retains its original form and structure. The outbuilding and garden wall are typical features which add context to the site.