Feighcullen House

Farm house

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Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1889, on an L-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor; three-bay (west) or single-bay (east) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging timber box eaves having paired timber consoles. Part repointed coursed rubble limestone walls originally rendered with lichen-spotted cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Central door opening into farmhouse. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-limestone sills, and repointed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

A farmhouse representing an integral component of the mid nineteenth-century domestic built heritage of County Kildare with the architectural value of the composition suggested by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a restrained doorcase, albeit one largely concealed behind a later porch; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression; and the coupled timber work embellishing the roofline. Having been well maintained, the form and massing survive intact together with quantities of the original fabric: however, the introduction of replacement fittings to the openings has not had a beneficial impact on the external expression or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (----) continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a self-contained ensemble making a pleasing visual statement in a rural street scene.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11901707

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