Survey Data
Reg No
20844042
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
149268, 55306
Date Recorded
05/05/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Attached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1780. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with rendered gable copings and chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered plinth to front (west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with later render sills, raised rendered surrounds and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening with later render and brick wind break, render stepped approach and replacement uPVC door.
Appraisal
A rare example of an urban vernacular house. Houses such as this were once common features of the streetscape throughout Ireland, but are now extremely unusual. The steeply pitched roof, corrugated-iron and small window openings are typical of the vernacular tradition. Corrugated-iron replaced thatch as a roofing material in many instances and is now regarded as a significant survivor in its own right.