House in Derreeny, County Cork

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1920, with lean-to extension to rear (west) elevation. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimney stacks to gables and uPVC and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered walls with rendered plinth. Square-headed openings to windows with concrete sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to entrance with raised rendered surround, timber panelled door having sidelights with three-pane overlight. Rendered boundary walls with piers and double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

This well proportioned house occupies a prominent position in the landscape and by retaining its original form and fabric, contributes positively to the architectural heritage of the area.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20913209

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