House in Laffina, County Tipperary

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

On a slight rise of ground on poorly drained pasture with good views in all directions. Two-storey five-bay farmhouse of 19th-century appearance at possible location of a cluster of 17th-century houses, described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'two ruined thatcht house & ten Cabbyns' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 102). There are no visible remains of any house belonging to the 17th century visible in farmyard of Laffina House. The exact location of these houses is unknown.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS046-050

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