Alston, house in County Limerick

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Detached four-bay two-storey house, built in 1853, with gabled full-height single-bay projection to front (south) elevation and lean-to and flat-roofed extensions to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and timber bargeboards to gables. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins. Render date plaque to projecting bay. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and tooled limestone sills, render label mouldings to ground floor. Pointed arch opening to projecting bay, with moulded surround. Square-headed opening with replacement uPVC door. Outbuildings to rear arranged around a courtyard, having pitched slate roofs with cast-iron rainwater goods and whitewashed walls. Camber-headed openings with timber fittings. Ornate cast-iron gates and railings to south-east of house flanked by square-profile rock-faced limestone piers with curved capping stones.

Set within its own grounds, this attractive building is enlivened by features such as the timber bargeboards, quoins, date plaque and moulded headings to the window openings. The vertical form of the building is articulated by the projecting bay which adds interest to the façade. The finely executed cast-iron entrance gates to the front further enhance the building and compliment its overall setting.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21902208

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