Boathouse in Carrigaline

Detached two-bay single-storey boathouse, built c.1940. Pitched corrugated-iron roof having timber bargeboards with finials and cast-iron rainwater goods. Corrugated-iron walls. Square-headed window openings with timber sills and casement windows to front (south-east) elevation. Camber-headed window opening with timber sill and raised timber surround to side (south-west) elevation with timber casement window. Square-headed louvre opening to gable of side (north-east) elevation. Square-headed door openings having timber canopy and timber battened door to side (north-east) elevation and timber battened sliding door on cast-iron and aluminium rail to rear (north-west) elevation.

This small boathouse, located on the banks of the tidal Owenboy River has been well maintained. Its raised timber window surrounds and louvres add variety to its elevations while decorative timber bargeboards add further interest and artistic appeal to the building. Its corrugated-iron construction is noteworthy, as it is a material which was utilised particularly in the early decades of the twentieth century, and buildings of this historic material are now increasingly rare.