House in Garrydoolis, County Limerick

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1850, with pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and terracotta ridge crestings. Rendered walls having render quoins. Square-headed openings with painted stone sills, render surrounds and timber casement windows. Segmental-headed opening having render surround…

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This modest house, which survives with its original form intact, is typical of its era, presenting a simple front. Features such as the slate roof, terracotta ridge crestings and render details enliven the modest form, whereas the ornate doorway provides artistic interest and a central focus to the façade.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21903315

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