Overview
house — Main Street is recorded as house in Limerick. Terraced two-bay two-storey house and former shop, built c. 1840, having timber tripartite shopfront to front (west) elevation. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Terraced two-bay two-storey house and former shop, built c. 1840, having timber tripartite shopfront to front (west) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins.
How it changed
The saved account records: Square-headed openings to first floor having render surrounds, painted stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows.
What survives
The saved account records: Render Doric style pilasters with fascia and cornice with dentillated course.
Why it mattered
house — Main Street matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This house and former shop retains its well crafted tripartite shopfront, which forms the central focus of the façade. The render quoins enliven the lined-and-ruled façade, and added interest is provided by the retention of timber sliding sash windows. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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