Survey Data
Reg No
30412209
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
141103, 202558
Date Recorded
20/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, north-east bay being addition. Pitched thatched roof to older part, having raised ridge and render chimneystack. Pitched tiled roof to addition. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed replacement uPVC door, with painted steps. Rendered boundary wall to garden to front, having wrought-iron pedestrian gate set to rendered piers.
Appraisal
Utilising locally available and traditional materials in its construction, this thatched house is representative of the vernacular mode of building that was once highly visible across Ireland. The low chimneystack and small openings are typical of vernacular houses.