Survey Data
Reg No
21903018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
151768, 140094
Date Recorded
26/10/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over basement square-plan country house, built c. 1820, with central single-bay breakfront to front elevation. Pair of curved staircases leading up to pedimented entrance doorway. Six-bay two-storey over basement side elevations with projecting porch. Attached three-stage square tower to rear. Square-headed window openings with entablatures over ground floor windows. Rendered walls. Hipped roof with projecting eaves. Rendered chimneystacks. Outbuildings and stables set around a courtyard to rear with further attached outbuildings.
Appraisal
Islandmore is an important house architecturally within County Limerick. The square-plan house is set substantial and retains much of its original massing. The retention of the stables and the attendant outbuildings form a group of demesne related structures which adds context to the site.