Survey Data
Reg No
30411919
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
93926, 204920
Date Recorded
10/10/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800. Pitched reed roof with raised ridge, concrete copings and low rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls with square-headed window and door openings with replacement uPVC fittings. Outbuilding attached to and slightly recessed from east gable. Grassy area to front bounded by rubble limestone wall.
Appraisal
This house is the only fully occupied thatched house on Inis Meáin and one of only a handful on the Aran Islands. Although its roof and openings no longer have detailing traditional to the island, the retention of thatch and of the relatively small openings is of interest.