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Cloghan, County Offaly
14811009
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Reg. No.14811009
Date1780 - 1820
Previous NameN/A
TownlandGALROS
CountyCounty Offaly
Coordinates206799, 219655
Categories of Special InterestARCHITECTURAL TECHNICAL
RatingRegional
Original Usehouse
In Use Ashouse
 
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c.1800. Pitched oaten straw roof with decorative knotting and exposed scolloping to ridge and twine to eaves. Low rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed stone walls. Replacement uPVC windows. Timber battened door and half door. Single-bay extension to rear with concrete walls and pitched tiled roof. Yard to front and stone-walled and concrete outbuildings with pitched and lean-to roofs to sides and rear.

Appraisal

A simple, unadorned thatched house at the side of a busy road at the edge of the village of Cloghan. The low chimneystacks and the retention of its thatched roof enhance the character of the building.
 
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