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Indicated — Gowran

House — 17th century
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Overview

Indicated — Gowran is recorded as House — 17th century in Kilkenny. On the N side of the Main Street at the E end of the town, opposite the main entrance to Gowran Castle. This two-storey, multi-period house has an armorial plaque (KK020-060015-) in its E gable.

Who lived here and when

The saved account records: While externally it is largely 19th century in appearance, it is likely that the core of this house dates to the 17th century, that it is the same house as that drawn on the White map and that the armorial plaque provides the date for its construction.

Homes and daily life

The saved account records: Described in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage [Reg No. 1231005] as, ‘a detached three-bay two-storey house, c. 1800, on a corner site with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed advanced porch to centre ground floor.

What was found

The saved account records: On the N side of the Main Street at the E end of the town, opposite the main entrance to Gowran Castle.

Why it ended

The saved account records: Extensively renovated and extended, c. 1875, comprising single-bay two-storey recessed end bay to left having canted bay window to ground floor, single-bay two-storey double-pile advanced flanking range to right incorporating fabric of original block with canted bay window to ground floor, single-bay two-storey parallel range along rear (north) elevation (forming projecting bay to side (east) elevation), and with two-storey canted bay window added to front.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Gowran matters because the source ties house — 17th century to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This two-storey, multi-period house has an armorial plaque (KK020-060015-) in its E gable.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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