What is recorded here

Detached four-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched house, built c. 1800, with windbreak to front (east) elevation. Hipped reed thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows having painted sills. Square-headed opening with replacement timber battened door. Ranges of outbuildings to north and south comprising pitched mixed slate and corrugated roofs with whitewashed rubble walls.

This thatched house is a fine example of Irish vernacular tradition of house building. It retains notable features such as the timber sliding sash windows and windbreak. The off centre chimneystack is indicates a lobby entrance, which is a common feature of vernacular thatched houses in this part of Ireland. It position set back from the road and accompanying outbuildings make it a positive contribution to the surrounding landscape.

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.