Homely, farm house in County Leitrim

What is recorded here

Homely in Aghavore had its corrugated-iron roof replaced with thatch, complete with fancy scallops along the top. The outbuildings still wear corrugated iron. There's always one in the family getting their hair done while the rest pay for school shoes.

Detached five-bay single-storey with attic thatched farmhouse, built c.1820, with entrance porch in south-facing front elevation. Single-pitched extension to rear. Hipped thatched roof swept at gables with raised ridge with decorative scolloping. Rendered chimneystack. Lean-to slate roof to entrance porch. Limewashed stone walls. Replacement timber windows with stone sills. Replacement timber panelled door. Renovated c.1990. Multiple-bay single-storey stone outbuildings to west with corrugated-iron roof.

Located to the east of Carrigallen, this farmhouse is a rare and valuable example of thatched vernacular architecture in County Leitrim. The present owners replaced a corrugated-iron roof that had been erected in 1972 with assistance from The Heritage Council, reinstating a thatched roof to the property. Known by its current owners as Homely, the house is enhanced by its associated outbuildings.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30930008

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