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Cahercon House

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Detached five-bay three-storey over basement late-Georgian house, built c. 1790, with limestone cut-stone projecting Ionic porch to centre. Three-bay two-storey over basement flanking wings with full-height canted bay windows, lean-to conservatory to left hand side and two-bay single-storey bay to right hand side, added 1873. Five-bay single-storey return, added c. 1990, to accommodate use as convent and school. Hipped and pitched roofs with rendered chimneystacks and moulded eaves courses. Rendered and cut-limestone walls with string courses. Timber sliding sash windows. Flight of limestone steps leading to entrance. Detached five-bay single-storey limestone cut-stone gate lodge with pedimented central breakfront. Cut-limestone piers with cast-iron gates and railings.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20406901

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  • The Banner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Roger McLachlan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Philip Halling, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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