House in Ardnagno, County Galway

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Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, with loft over west end. Pitched thatched roof with slightly raised ridge, and low rendered chimneystack. Square-headed three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed timber battened door. Outbuilding to east, forming courtyard to front…

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This thatched house is a good, typical example of the domestic vernacular architecture of the region. It is well maintaned and retains timber sash windows, an increasingly rare instance generally. The associated outbuilding and boundary enhances the setting.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30412201

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