House in Balliniska

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Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having later porch to front (south) and ruinous single-bay single-storey extension to side (west) and recent lean-to porch to side (east). Hipped thatched roof with lined-and-ruled rendered chimneystacks. Felt-lined flat roof to front porch. Felt-lined lean-to roof to side porch. Rendered walls throughout. Rendered plinth to side (east) porch. Square-headed window openings having render sills and replacement timber casement windows throughout. Square-headed door openings having timber battened doors. Render stepped approach to rear elevation of side porch. Four-bay outbuilding to (north) having pitched corrugated-iron roof with render coping and concrete walls. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to (south-east) having single-pitched corrugated-iron roof.

This charming thatched house is an iconic feature of rural Ireland, one which is rapidly disappearing. Typical of many of these vernacular buildings, this hosue originally started out as a more modest scale house, which was later extended as the family expanded.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21904415

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Feohanagh Castlemahon GAA Club official website; drone photographer not stated, feohanaghcastlemahongaa.ie
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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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