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Blarney House, gate lodge in County Cork (20845019)

Gate lodge
Blarney House
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20845019
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Detached two-bay two-storey gate lodge, built 1874, with gabled break-front end-bay and veranda to front (north-west). Flat-roofed extension to side (north). Pitched slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting having terracotta griffins to gables, red brick chimneystack, and carved timber bargeboards. Snecked limestone…

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Detached two-bay two-storey gate lodge, built 1874, with gabled break-front end-bay and veranda to front (north-west). Flat-roofed extension to side (north). Pitched slate roofs with terracotta ridge cresting having terracotta griffins to gables, red brick chimneystack, and carved timber bargeboards. Snecked limestone walls with quoins. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, surrounds and lintels. Bipartite windows to rear elevation and first floor of front elevation with tripartite window to ground floor of front elevation with tooled limestone mullions. Replacement uPVC windows throughout. Square-headed door opening to side (south-west) elevation breakfront, having cut limestone block-and-start surround with timber panelled door. Former square-headed door opening to front (north-west) elevation now converted into window having rubble limestone wall with uPVC casement window. Carved timber veranda to front supported on timber posts supporting with rail panelling. Rubble stone boundary walls with double-leaf cast-iron gates to north of site, flanked by square-profile rubble stone piers with round-headed pedestrian arch.
The finely executed masonry of this gate lodge is testament to the skilled craftsmen who were involved in its construction. Details such as the griffins which adorn the gable ends, the terracotta ridge cresting, timber bargeboards and handsome timber verandah add to its character and charm. The high quality of the lodge and gates is indicative of the wealth and grandeur of the main house which they serve.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20845019

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Marathon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Gerd Eichmann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ie
  • Blarney GAA & Camogie official club page; individual photographer not stated, blarneygaa.clubzap.com
  • MPF, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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