Castle Garage

Attached single-bay two-storey former house, built c.1820, now in use as shop and garage. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with cast-iron and replacement aluminium rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed window opening with render sill to first floor, having fixed timber window. Shopfront comprising tripartite square-headed display window opening with render sill to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door and overlight. Located within yard, having rendered walls with segmental-headed carriage arch and shouldered square-headed pedestrian entrances. Raised render and timber lettering to arch over carriage arch. Cast-iron petrol pumps to front of site dating c.1960 and c.1980. Set back from street with rubble stone boundary wall to north of site.

Retaining various features typical of traditional Irish houses, including timber framed windows and a vernacular corrugated-iron roof, this building makes an interesting addition to the architectural heritage. Set adjacent to the remains of Macroom Castle, it may incorporate archaeological fabric, in both former house and arched entrance. The petrol pumps are interesting features, as historic examples are now rarely seen in the streetscape.