House in Stonehall, County Meath

What is recorded here

House in Stonehall stands sideways to the road, with a thatched outbuilding tucked close beside it. They have the exact posture of two neighbours ending a conversation until you’ve gone past.

Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c.1800, with central porch addition. Hipped thatched roof with rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls. Thatched outbuilding to site.

This thatched house is representative of the vernacular tradition in Ireland. The house is set perpendicular to the road, a feature which was often employed in this tradition. The proximity of the related outbuilding is also a recurrent feature. This house and outbuilding form a picturesque addition to the surrounding area.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14403607

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