DDiscover AloneMapAbout

Bessborough House

House
Bessborough House
Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Detached two-pile four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with canted bay to southeast, garden block and with extensions to northwest and southwest. Incorporates fabric of earlier building. Pitched slate roof to southeast block, hipped elsewhere, with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, chamfered to…

Read the whole record
Detached two-pile four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820, with canted bay to southeast, garden block and with extensions to northwest and southwest. Incorporates fabric of earlier building. Pitched slate roof to southeast block, hipped elsewhere, with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls, chamfered to north corner of northwest block. Square-headed openings with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to ground floor, six-over-three pane to first and six-over-nine and three-over-three to rear, with some casement, all with cut limestone sills. Square-headed door opening to northeast gable of north-west block, with paned over-light. Single-storey outbuildings with slightly projecting two-storey part, with hipped and pitched slate roofs, rendered brick walls, square-headed windows and segmental-headed doorways and with brick entrance gateway with flattish segmental arch with pedimented rendered brick bellcote. Cut-stone pedestrian gate to site.
The form and scale of this house are enhanced by the retention of features such as roof slates and timber sash windows, which contribute to the patina of age. The unusual bow front adds interest to the garden façade. The brick outbuildings and gateway to the farmyard are relatively unusual.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22402102

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question

What you write will be public.

Places near here

Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Woodville HouseHouse · 342 yd

Explorer Tom Woodville House in Woodville is deeply suspicious of the postman because he once delivered a bill instead of a letter of love. Its carved doorcase is so fine it could cut glass, and the mature trees are just there to hide its grumpy face. Keep your distance; it’s brooding.

Donnybrook HouseCountry house · 1570 yd

Explorer Tom Donnybrook House in Donnybrook would explain the 1800s to a teenager as 'a time when everyone wore corsets and complained about the weather without smartphones,' all from its pedimented breakfront. It’s got limestone sills that are older than most of your family, so respect the lunette because it’s seen better days.

Enclosure in RathennyEnclosure · 1.5 mi

Explorer Tom Enclosure in Rathenny had a matchmaker who worked there, pairing up lonely stones. It’s doubtful and invisible, but the house next door is definitely fancy. Ten minutes here and you'll have a yarn for the pub.

Enclosure in RathEnclosure · 1.6 mi

Explorer Tom Enclosure in Rath is having a bit of a feud with the rain lately. Apparently, it thinks being invisible is a valid architectural choice, which is bold when you consider we can barely see the grass. It’s like a ghost that forgot to haunt and just sat down instead. Find a local and ask them the real story, then come back and tell me.

Knockane CastleCastle · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Knockane Castle in County Tipperary refuses to fall down purely out of spite, likely because it knows you’re watching and expects better manners from a five-storey tower house. It stands there off the N7 like a stubborn grandparent who won’t admit they need help moving house. The missing bartizan on one corner is just its way of showing off that it doesn’t need symmetry to look good. Find the date

Kyleroe WoodWood · 2.3 mi

Explorer Tom Kyleroe Wood in County Tipperary would have made Saint Patrick laugh until he cried because the snakes were hiding behind the trunks and refusing to leave. It is basically just a wood that has seen too much religious history and wants a nap. Ring your granny and tell her where you are.

Ballycapple WoodForest · 3.2 mi

Explorer Tom Ballycapple Wood is where a cow once tried to buy the entire forest because she thought the bracken was premium hay. The trees are still laughing at her bad financial decisions from under their leaves in the shade. Toast it with a cup of tea and move on to the next.

James Devaney MemorialMemorial · 3.8 mi

Explorer Tom James Devaney Memorial in County Tipperary is keeping quiet about who actually shot him down in 1921. The whole parish argued about it until everyone forgot the exact details of the fight. Tell the kids it's a castle. Close enough.

Thomas MacDonagh Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.9 mi

Explorer Tom Thomas MacDonagh Heritage Centre nearly got famous for having the best tea service in Tipperary, but poetry got in the way. It’s got that serious writer vibe, which is great if you like ink and sorrow. Stop the car, it's worth the hazard lights and the existential crisis.

MacDonagh HouseMemorial · 3.9 mi

Explorer Tom MacDonagh House Memorial in County Tipperary was nearly sold for a horse trade during one of its many dramatic down moments. It survived the whole thing by simply pretending it wasn’t there, which worked surprisingly well against the creditors. Hum something sad nearby, it adds atmosphere.

Ballintotty Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 4.1 mi

Explorer Tom Ballintotty Castle is having a massive fairy dispute over who gets to park their tiny chariot on the slope. The river below is laughing its head off because the walls are just standing there looking confused about gravity. Look up, the best bit is always higher than you think.

Interragh HillMountain / peak · 5.0 mi

Explorer Tom Interragh Hill is famous for a smuggling story where someone tried to hide a whole cow inside a basket, which was definitely not clever. The cow escaped and ate the smuggler’s map, so now nobody knows exactly where they were going in the first place. Sit on a wall near it and pretend you're in a fancy painting.

More historic places in County Tipperary · All of County Tipperary

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,093,392 places to discover

Next place · or swipeWoodville House