House in Abbeyland Great, County Galway

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, having two-storey return with catslide roof to rear (north) elevation, and single-bay single-storey addition with pitched slate roof to west. Now disused and derelict. Hipped slate roof with centrally located rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Segmental-headed window openings to front elevation with tripartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, timber casement windows to west addition, and mixed timber sliding sash windows and timber casement windows to rear elevation, all with cut-stone sills. Segmental-headed door opening with double-leaf timber panelled door, overlight and sidelights. Two-bay two-storey outbuilding to west gable of house, having pitched tiled roof, cast-iron rainwater goods, roughcast rendered walls and square-headed openings with timber fittings, and having rendered external steps to north elevation.

Although in poor condition, this house retains much notable fabric, including tripartite timber sash windows and a vertically divided panelled door, which show skilled carpentry work. The roof slates and roughcast render add textural interest to the elevations.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30410802

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