Ballyshara

Ruined rectangular 2-storey house, of early 19th-century appearance. Entrance front (S) of 3 bays: central round-headed door ope with fanlight and sidelights incorporated into frame; brick-arched window opes. Hipped roof partially collapsed, two off-centre chimneys. Central round-headed stairway window on rear elevation, partially hidden by lean-to extensions onto slightly off-centre 2-storey gabled addition to rear. Curtain wall extends from side elevations to ornate gable-ends of farm buildings which extend back enclosing yard to rear. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009