Survey Data
Reg No
30929001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Gortahose National School
Original Use
School
Date
1890 - 1895
Coordinates
218416, 307271
Date Recorded
27/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey former national school, built in 1890, no longer in use. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber bracketed eaves. Pebbledashed walls with plaque to front elevation. Timber sash windows. Timber battened door with six-pane overlight. Front of site enclosed by rendered wall and gate.
Appraisal
Though now in poor condition, this former national school retains many original features such as the slate roof, timber sash windows, door with six-pane overlight and date and name plaque. This national school building type is found throughout County Leitrim. Some of the schools are still in use in a highly-altered form but this example retains its original plan and features.