House in Curraghbridge, County Limerick

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Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched house, built c. 1800. Hipped thatched roof with brick chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed opening having timber battened door with flanking sidelights. Adjoining round-profile rendered pier to rear (south) elevation. Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to south-west having lean-to to north elevation. Pitched fishscale slate roof with render copings and brick chimneystack. Painted rubble limestone walls. Square-headed opening to first floor with fixed window and limestone sill. Square-headed window and door openings to ground floor. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south having pitched corrugated-iron roof with render copings. Painted rubble limestone walls. Square-headed door opening.

This modest house is representative of the vernacular tradition in Ireland, complete with associated outbuildings, which add context to the site. The thatched roof is a traditional feature and compliments the original construction. Features such as the irregular fenestration rhythm and timber sash windows and are typical of vernacular houses. Prominently sited, the house forms a handsome feature in the landscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21902104

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