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Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, extant 1894, originally two-bay single-storey[?]. Extended, post-1930, producing present composition. Extensively renovated, 2002. Replacement pitched Turkish reed thatch roof on corrugated-iron base on collared timber construction with exposed lattice…

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Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, extant 1894, originally two-bay single-storey[?]. Extended, post-1930, producing present composition. Extensively renovated, 2002. Replacement pitched Turkish reed thatch roof on corrugated-iron base on collared timber construction with exposed lattice stretchers to raised ridge having blind scallops, cement rendered chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta pot, and concrete coping to gables. Replacement cement rendered battered walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing replacement glazed timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Set in landscaped grounds perpendicular to road.
A house identified as an integral component of the nineteenth-century vernacular heritage of south County Mayo by such traits as the alignment perpendicular to the road; the rectilinear direct entry plan form; the construction in unrefined local fieldstone displaying a feint battered silhouette; and the high pitched roof latterly showing a non-indigenous Turkish reed thatch finish. However, while the elementary form and massing survive intact, a comprehensive renovation programme involving the substitution of much of the original fabric has not had a beneficial impact on the external expression or integrity of the composition.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31311810

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  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Nigel Thompson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Ballinrobe GAA Club; individual photographer not stated, www.ballinrobegaaclub.com
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