Lisnagar, country house in County Cork

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What is recorded here

An early 18th century house; enlarged and remodelled in early 19th century by William Tonson in a Tudor-Gothic style (Bence-Jones 1978, 187), T-shaped in plan. Ornate 2-storey ivy-clad entrance front (S) with subsidiary gables and 2-storey porch, both adorned with pinnacles and finials; 3-sided bow projection with large mullioned windows. Slightly taller extension to E in a similar design with projecting bow. Embattled curtain wall extends E to gable of farmbuildings, with central ornate gabled archway. Large ornamental lake to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO044-011

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