Loughlea, country house in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Overgrown ruin of 2-storey mid-19th-century house. Indicated as rectangular structure (long axis NE-SW) named 'Fort Henry' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; different layout shown on 1906 OS 6-inch map and name changed to 'Loughlea'. Rendered with plastered quoins. Entrance front (SW) of 3 bays, central porch entrance. Sash windows with plastered surrounds. Lean-to stairway projection to rear. Gable-ended with chimneys atop gables. Farm buildings to rear.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO017-136

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pottercomuneo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buttevant GAA club account; individual photographer not stated, x.com
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