Survey Data
Reg No
22903031
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Mount Odell
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1675 - 1680
Coordinates
220081, 92677
Date Recorded
05/01/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement farmhouse, built 1678, on a T-shaped plan; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return (south). Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched slate roof (south), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Creeper-covered rendered battered walls originally slate hung; slate hung surface finish to rear (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of five cut-limestone steps with concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled door having sidelights below overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Set in landscaped grounds.
Appraisal
A farmhouse representing an important component of the built heritage of County Waterford with the architectural value of the composition, one erected by Charles Odell on the occasion of his marriage (1678) to Anne Osborne (Bence Jones 1978, 215), confirmed by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a featureless doorcase; the feint battered silhouette; the uniform or near uniform proportions of the openings on each floor; and the high pitched roof. Having been well maintained, the form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, including shimmering glass in hornless sash frames, thus upholding the character or integrity of the composition. NOTE: The farmhouse was annotated as "Mt. Odel [of] Odel Esqr." by Taylor and Skinner (1778, pl. 166) and was later described (1837) as 'the property of J. [John] Odell [1801-47], Esquire, of Carriglea' (Lewis 1837 II, 714). The farmhouse was valued at £5 1s. 13d. in the Primary Valuation of Ireland (1847-67) with the immediate lessor named as Edward Odell (1807-69) and the occupier as Reverend Edward Ellis (----) who was author of "History of The Irish Church" (1869). The farmhouse was later occupied (1901; 1911) by Patrick Walsh (1874-1955) '[whose death occurred] at his residence, Mount Odell, Dungarvan' (Dungarvan Observer 21st May 1955).