Survey Data
Reg No
32314039
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
Date
1820 - 1860
Coordinates
166387, 315359
Date Recorded
09/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Attached two-bay single-storey rendered thatched house, built c. 1840. Thatched roof under corrugated-iron covering, concrete skew to south gable, chimney missing. Painted smooth-rendered walling to front (east) elevation with splayed buttress to south, rubble stone walling to gable-end. Square-headed window opening, flush sill, painted vertical boarding to opening. Square-headed door opening, painted vertically-sheeted timber door. Street fronted, alleyway to south leading to rear.
Appraisal
This modest house is unique in the context of Ballymote for the survival of a thatched roof below a corrugated-iron covering. Sparing of detail, its stark simplicity is one of its finest qualities.