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House in Ballyfraley
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Detached five-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having windbreak to front (east) elevation. Pitched long straw thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having one-over-one and four-over-two pane and fixed timber fittings, all with painted sills. Square-headed…

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Detached five-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having windbreak to front (east) elevation. Pitched long straw thatched roof with red brick chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having one-over-one and four-over-two pane and fixed timber fittings, all with painted sills. Square-headed opening with timber battened half-door set in windbreak. Outbuildings with pitched corrugated-iron roof and rendered walls. Segmental arched opening with panelled door, square-headed opening with battened door.
This thatched house is a fine example of vernacular house building tradition in Ireland. The thatched roof and rendered rubble walls display the use of readily available material in its construction. The different window types are notable features and enliven the overall appearance of the house.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21903113

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • PAUL FARMER, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • SteveODowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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