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House in Drummond Otra
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End of terrace four-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1877, formerly pair of semi-detached houses. Pitched slate roof with decorative timber barge and fasciaboards. Coursed geometric limestone walls with ashlar block-and-start quoins. Painted date plaque with 'B' and '1877' set to middle of front…

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End of terrace four-bay single-storey house with dormer floor, dated 1877, formerly pair of semi-detached houses. Pitched slate roof with decorative timber barge and fasciaboards. Coursed geometric limestone walls with ashlar block-and-start quoins. Painted date plaque with 'B' and '1877' set to middle of front elevation. Square-headed red brick block and start surrounds to all openings with keystones. Paired windows to east gable. Replacement timber windows and replacement glazed timber door. Doorway and former doorway have limestone block blocks and are surmounted by timber canopies with lean-to slate roofs, timber fasciaboards and carved brackets.
This house, formerly a pair, was built under the auspices of the Bath estate, as indicated by the date plaque. It forms part of an impressive collection of estate buildings around the town of Carrickmacross. The decorative details and the good quality geometric walling provide visual interest to the streetscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 41310075

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