Ballykale House

Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1904, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height central return (east). Sold, 1970. Reroofed, ----. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan with ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Square-headed window openings with creeper- or ivy-covered sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

A farmhouse representing an integral component of the nineteenth-century domestic built heritage of north County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition suggested by such attributes as the symmetrical footprint centred on a restrained doorcase; and the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior where contemporary joinery; chimneypieces; and plasterwork refinements, all highlight the artistic potential of a farmhouse making a pleasing visual statement in a rural street scene.