House in Arm, County Roscommon

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 two-storey house, with three bays to first floor and four to ground, built c.1870, with outbuildings to rear. Pitched slate roof with ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed walls. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Replacement timber panelled door with overlight. Front of site bounded to street by pebbledashed wall with rendered coping and wrought-iron gates. House bounded to south-west by random coursed limestone wall.

This detached house, set just outside the town of Castlerea is well proportioned and is enhanced by the retention of original fabric including timber sash windows and roof slates. Houses of this style, once commonplace in Irish towns and villages, are now becoming increasingly rare and are often threatened by unsympathetic restoration. This example retains its intrinsic character and contributes to the heritage of the town.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31814003

Places near here

Photo credits

Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
CaitNi, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Darren J. Prior / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.britannica.com

Castlerea Golf ClubGolf course · 385 yd

The Old MillMill (water) · 390 yd

Explorer Tom The Old Mill in Castlereagh would write its dating profile as 'intact wheel, good conversation, slightly damp.' The…

post box423 yd

Explorer Tom The post box in Castlereagh claims to be older than the village itself, which is a bold statement for a piece of…

P. McLoughlinHouse · 440 yd

Explorer Tom P. McLoughlin in Castlereagh is part of a terrace that thinks it’s a giant because the carved brackets make it look so…

Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchGraveyard/cemetery · 462 yd

Explorer Tom Saint Joseph's Catholic Church graveyard is showing off its family tree, which is mostly made up of very fancy stones…

St Joseph's CemeteryGraveyard · 517 yd

Explorer Tom St Joseph's Cemetery in County Roscommon claims Vikings got lost looking for it because they were too busy drinking.…

Historic buildingOfficially recorded historic building · 579 yd

Explorer Tom Historic building in Castlereagh has a superstition that if you rub the water pump, your next bet will win, but nobody…

Cahill'sHouse · 585 yd

Explorer Tom Cahill’s in Castlereagh is way more substantial than its neighbors, with these amazing timber sash windows and a…

Castlerea Post OfficePost office · 793 yd

Explorer Tom Castlerea Post Office is red brick and proud of it, mostly because a fiddler played there all night last Tuesday and…

O'Rourke Park, St. Kevin's GAA, CastlereaGAA ground · 1006 yd

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in ArmFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1142 yd

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Arm would tell its younger self to stop worrying about the grass so much. It’s…

Inauguration stone (present location) in CloonalisInauguration stone (present location) · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Cross-slab in Cloonburren can hear everything going on through the graveyard walls, including the gossip about which…

More historic places in County Roscommon · All of County Roscommon

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

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover