Overview
A.J. Ryan — Galbally is recorded as public house in Limerick. Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having render shopfront to front (west) elevation and single-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having render shopfront to front (west) elevation and single-storey extension to rear (east) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks.
How it changed
The saved account records: Lined-and-ruled rendered walls having render quoins.
What survives
The saved account records: Square-headed openings with render surrounds, painted limestone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to front.
Why it mattered
A.J. Ryan — Galbally matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The hipped slated roof and lined-and-ruled walls are features typical of houses of this type. The render details including alternating quoins, window surrounds and shopfront enliven the regular façade. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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