Overview
McElligott — Main Street is recorded as house in Limerick. End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, having shopfront to front (east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with render copings, cast-iron rainwater goods, render eaves course and red brick chimneystacks.
Why it was built
The saved account records: End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, having shopfront to front (east) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof with render copings, cast-iron rainwater goods, render eaves course and red brick chimneystacks.
How it changed
The saved account records: Square-headed openings having concrete sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows.
What survives
The saved account records: Square-headed opening with glazed overlight over timber panelled door.
Why it mattered
McElligott — Main Street matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: An appealing, modest building of particular importance as it retains its simple, yet elegant shopfront. The shopfront retains salient timber features, such as the decorative double-leaf door and flanking pilasters. The simple form of the house reflects a subtle design of balanced proportions, which makes a valuable contribution to the streetscape. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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