
What is recorded here
Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1760, currently unoccupied. Rectangular-plan, advanced entrance bay to south, outbuildings attached to east and west. Pitched thatched roof, red brick corbelled chimneystack, concrete verge coping to east gable. White-washed roughcast-rendered walling to south, white-washed stone to north. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber one-over-one sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, painted vertically-sheeted door. Ruined outbuilding to east, single-bay outbuilding to west, corrugated-iron roofs, white-washed stone walling, square-headed door openings, painted timber vertically-sheeted half-door and double doors. Corner-sited house, fronting directly onto road, overgrown site.
This thatched house is a fine example of the simple vernacular style of building developed in the Irish countryside. The exposed sash boxes to the windows are an interesting feature, indicating the earliness of the house. It forms an appealing addition to the roadside, standing as a memento of past building traditions.
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