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31312301
Representative view of farmhouse.  Courtesy of Dublin Civic Trust
Reg. No.31312301
Date1700 - 1838
Previous NameN/A
TownlandBALLYMACGIBBON SOUTH
CountyCounty Mayo
Coordinates118057, 253180
Categories of Special InterestARCHITECTURAL SOCIAL
RatingRegional
Original Usefarm house
In Use Asfarm house
 
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1838. Extensively renovated, 2006. Replacement pitched reed thatch roof on corrugated-iron base on collared timber construction with corrugated-iron finish to rear (west) pitch, exposed lattice stretchers to raised ridge having blind scallops, cement rendered dwarf chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and concrete coping to gables. Replacement cement rendered battered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing replacement timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled half-doors. Interior renovated, 2006, including kitchen retaining hearth with rough hewn limestone lintel. Road fronted. Photography courtesy of Dublin Civic Trust

Appraisal

A farmhouse identified as an integral component of the vernacular heritage of south County Mayo by such attributes as the rectilinear direct entry plan form; the construction in unrefined local fieldstone demonstrating a feint battered silhouette; and the high pitched roof showing a reed thatch finish.
 
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