house

Detached five-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1820, with later extension to east. Windbreak to front (north) elevation. Pitched corrugated-iron roof with brick chimneystack. Render over random rubble walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills. Square-headed opening having timber battened door. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to north with pitched corrugated-iron roof. Painted rubble stone walls. Elliptical-headed carriage arch with double-leaf metal doors. Square-headed openings having timber battened doors. Three-bay single-storey outbuilding to east with pitched corrugated-iron roof. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement doors. Square-profile rendered pier to west with single-leaf metal gate. Rendered boundary walls to site.

This farmyard complex is typical of the vernacular tradition in Ireland, with house and outbuildings arranged symmetrically around a courtyard. The house retains much of its original form and salient features such as the windbreak, which adds interest to the façade. Its low chimneystack is a characteristic feature. The roof in clad in corrugated-iron, which replaced thatch as a vernacular material. Its simplicity makes it a particularly good example of Irish vernacular architecture.