Baconstown National School, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Detached seven-bay single storey former school, dated 1842, now disused. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron vents to ridge. Timber sash window to rear. Limestone date plaque to west elevation. Cast-iron boot scraps flanking entrance door. Outbuilding to site.

Though now in poor condition, and with some original features replaced, this former school retains several interesting features and materials, such as the slate roof, cast-iron roof vents and a timber sash window. The former school teachers' house to the site and the outdoor public convenience form a group.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14404804

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