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| 14926016 |
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| Reg. No. | 14926016 |
| Date | 1780 - 1820 |
| Previous Name | N/A |
| Townland | BALLYDOWNAN |
| County | County Offaly |
| Coordinates | 245346, 219413 |
| Categories of Special Interest | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICAL |
| Rating | Regional |
| Original Use | house |
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c.1800, with direct-entry plan. Hipped oaten straw roof with twine to eaves and having low rendered chimneystack. Limewashed lime-plastered clay walls, having heavy stone buttresses to rear wall and brick south gable wall. Timber pivoted windows and timber battened door. Slightly-recessed southern bay is extension. Small outbuilding with lean-to corrugated iron roof to north end of house. Sited at end of long avenue with outbuilding opposite house with rendered walls and pitched corrugated-iron roof.
Appraisal
This thatched house appears to have originally been three-bay, as evidenced by the recessing of the southern bay with its brick gable. The low chimneystack and absence of rear windows are typical features of vernacular architecture. The pivoted windows are an unusual feature and their retention and that of the battened door enhance the character of the building. |
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