Farm house in Athea Lower, County Limerick

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Detached five-bay single-storey former farmhouse, built c. 1860. Now in use as agricultural store house. Hipped slate roof with exposed white washed rubble stone eaves course. Artificial slate to rear (south) pitch. White washed rubble stone walls throughout. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone sills throughout, having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to eastern bay of front (north) elevation. Cast-iron two-over-two pane casement windows to front elevation, cast-iron and timber casement windows to rear elevation. Square-headed door openings throughout, having timber battened door to front elevation. Later double-leaf galvanised-steel door to western bay of rear elevation. Later farm outbuildings and sheds to south and south-east.

This attractive former farmhouse occupies an elevated position within an undulating landscape overlooking the Galey River Valley. Although no longer used for domestic purposes, the building remains in good repair with a well maintained hipped slate roof. The building displays fine white washed rubble stone walls and widely spaced modestly scaled window openings that point to the building's vernacular heritage.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21903401

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