House in Snimnagorta, County Westmeath

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What is recorded here

Read the whole record

Detached three-bay single-storey house with attic storey, built c.1820. Pitched corrugated metal roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with rendered reveals, cut stone sills and replacement windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement door. Complex of rendered outbuildings to site having pitched corrugated metal roof. Freestanding cast-iron water pump and trough adjacent to house. Site bounded by mature hedge with cast-iron entrance gate. Located to the south of Ballymore.

A striking and rather unusual vernacular house, of probably early nineteenth-century date, which retains its early charm. Although this dwelling has suffered from modern alteration's such as replacement windows and entrance door, the original form and character of the building has not been lost. The corrugated metal roof, which would have originally been thatched, retains its steeply pitched form. In this case direct entry is used to obtain access into the dwelling with the hearth located on the dividing wall. However, the customary jamb wall is omitted. Animals are housed in separate byres and outbuildings and these are located to the west gable of the dwelling, a characteristic of vernacular houses in the low-lying regions of Ireland. This building remains a subtle element of the vernacular heritage of Westmeath.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15402302

Places near here

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph

Saint Owen's RectoryRectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 720 yd

Explorer Tom Saint Owen's Rectory in Glebe is suspicious of the postman because he’s always late with the church newsletters. It’s…

Standing stone in BallymoreStanding stone · 1402 yd

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Ballymore is so mysterious that its own tombstone would read: 'He was here, then he wasn't, now stop…

Catholic Church of the Most Holy RedeemerChurch/chapel · 1670 yd

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in Ballymore is having a feud with the next village over whose church looks…

CunninghamHouse · 1739 yd

Explorer Tom Cunningham house in Ballymore has a tombstone that would read 'resting comfortably with excellent timber shopfronts'.…

post box1747 yd

Explorer Tom Post box in Ballymore brags about surviving a storm so big it blew the roof off the next door, which is unlikely but…

water pump1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Water pump in Ballymore would be the life of the party if it were a person, standing there with its fine limestone wall…

Belmore PlaceFarmyard complex · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Belmore Place in Ballymore is where two lads bet their last shilling that the red brick trim would outlast the gray…

St. Owens ChurchChurch · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom St. Owens Church in Ballymore started after two lads bet on who could build the ugliest roof in the pub. They both…

Saint Owen's Church (Ballymore)Church/chapel · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Owen's Church in Ballymore is famous for the shortcut that isn't actually a shortcut, just a very slow path…

bridge1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Bridge in Ballymore ended up in the wrong place because the cart driver took a wrong turn and never went back for it.…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynafearagh (rathconrath By., Umna Ed)Fairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort in Ballynafearagh has a serious opinion of the road leading up to it, thinking it’s just too plain and needs…

Clare Castle in ruinsCastle, tower house · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Clare Castle in ruins is a tower house on a steep hillock that thinks Dublin tourists are the enemy of good taste. It’s…

More historic places in County Westmeath · All of County Westmeath

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover