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Allowdale

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Abandoned long 2-storey rectangular house overlooking River Allow. Front elevation (E) of 4 bays, door ope off-centre to right with rectangular fanlight; sash windows. Side elevations 1 bay deep. Hipped roof, two off-centre chimneys. Door ope at N end of rear elevation; 1-storey addition at S end which accommodated the dairy.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO031-156

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Gareth James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • John Tarrant / The Echo, www.echolive.ie
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