House in Killarechurch, County Westmeath

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Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1875, having two-bay single-storey extension abutting to north side and a projecting single-bay gable-fronted entrance porch to the main elevation (east). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to both original structure and extension and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and either one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows or timber casement windows. Double window to the south of the entrance porch. Square-headed doorcase to front face of porch (east) with timber panelled door. Square-headed doorcase to the north end of extension to south having glazed timber double-doors. House set slightly back from road with wrought-iron railings to front of main house. A wrought-iron gate to the north end of house gives access to rear yard. Modernised rubble stone outbuilding to the south. Located to the west of Loughanavally.

A modest mid-to-late nineteenth-century house, which retains much of its early form and character. This house is enhanced by the retention of much of the early fabric to the openings. The double-paned window to the south of the entrance porch suggests the this building was in use as a shop at some stage. This building is very pleasantly situated in a secluded rural location, surrounded by mature trees, and is an unassuming addition to the built heritage of the area.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15402429

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