What is recorded here
Early 18th-century house, comprising two storeys over basement, constructed of well-dressed cut stone. Bence-Jones (1978, 47) recorded that there was originally a dormered attic in a high-pitched roof. The house was partially destroyed by fire in 1922 (local information). Following this the house was reconstructed but…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF013-060
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, nigelborrington.com
- JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, stuffnobodycaresabout.com
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