House in Inistioge, County Kilkenny

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House in Inistioge has one old sash window holding out on the north side while the others have changed. That's the uncle who refuses the wedding suit: you can put him round the side for the photograph, but you won't get him into it.

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Attached five-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1850. Part refenestrated, c.1925. Part refenestrated. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, rooflight, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls over random rubble stone construction (exposed random rubble stone construction to side (north) elevation). Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1925, to first floor having replacement three-over-three timber sash windows to ground floor retaining one two-over-two timber sash window to side (north) elevation. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber door, c.1975. Road fronted.

A well-appointed middle-size house contributing positively to the historic character of the locality on account of the retention of the original form and massing together with much of the early fabric.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12323023