Overview
house — BRISKA BEG is recorded as house in Limerick. Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having crenellated porch to front (north-west) elevation. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystacks.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1800, having crenellated porch to front (north-west) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystacks.
How it changed
The saved account records: Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills.
What survives
The saved account records: Rendered boundary walls terminating in pair of square-profile piers.
Why it mattered
house — BRISKA BEG matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The asymmetrical form, thatched roof and thick stone walls of this house are typical of vernacular buildings, while the timber sliding sash windows and porch are notable features. Fronting onto the road, the house forms a pleasing roadside feature. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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