Survey Data
Reg No
21901914
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
129588, 143713
Date Recorded
16/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, built c. 1800. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted concrete sills. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber panelled door. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north with roughcast render panels and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Pedestrian entrance to north comprising pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers having render caps and single-leaf cast-iron gate.
Appraisal
This traditional thatched house, which forms an important part of Limerick's vernacular heritage, retains notable features such as its single-storey massing and irregular fenestration rhythm. Well maintained, the house presents an early aspect and forms a pleasing roadside feature with boundary walls and piers intact.