House in Moneyreague, County Cork

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1932, with recent lean-to extension to rear (west). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening with timber…

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This house is typical in both design and detail of the rural houses built in the early twentieth century, but it is unusual in that it retains much of its historic character. It is strategically located on the hillside with expansive views of the valley to the east. The irregularly placing of the windows which flank the door is a charming vernacular feature.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20909302

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