Survey Data
Reg No
30928001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
203610, 307613
Date Recorded
01/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay two-storey vernacular house, built c.1860, with single-storey extension to south. Formerly a pair of two-bay houses. Pitched reed thatched roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered stone walls. Replacement timber and glazed doors and replacement timber sash windows. Located on riverbank with fairgreen located to south of house.
Appraisal
This house is a pleasant vernacular thatched house and a rare two-storeyed example. Thatched houses were once commonly found all over Ireland but are now becoming increasingly rare. The small windows, limewashed stone walls and low ceilings are all features of vernacular architecture. Fionn MacCumhail Cottage contributes greatly to its setting on a riverbank beside the Fair Green in the small village of Keshcarrigan.