
What is recorded here
Detached five-bay single-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, built c.1760. Hipped thatched roof with corrugated-iron covering and a red brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Ranges of outbuildings enclose cobbled courtyard. Pair of wrought-iron gate to site.
This farmhouse is an interesting example of the vernacular tradition in Ireland retaining its original scale and form. It retains many interesting features and materials, such as the thatched and corrugated-iron roof and timber sash windows. Vernacular structures are becoming increasingly rare in both urban and rural areas in Ireland.
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