Moneyhore House, farm house in County Wexford

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Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1782, on a rectangular plan with single-bay two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----. Replacement hipped fibre-cement slate roof with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered red brick Running bond central chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on eaves boards on slate flagged eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered or roughcast walls over coursed rubble stone construction with concealed flush quoins to corners; slate hung surface finish to side (south) elevation. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite threshold, and concealed red brick block-and-start surround having concave reveals framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing replacement six-over-six sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds.

A farmhouse representing an integral component of the domestic built heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one rooted firmly in the contemporary Georgian fashion, suggested by such attributes as the compact rectilinear plan form centred on a restrained doorcase showing a simple radial fanlight; and the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original or sympathetically replicated fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, including a partial slate hung surface finish widely regarded as an increasingly endangered hallmark of the architectural heritage of County Wexford. Furthermore, adjacent limewashed outbuildings (extant 1840) continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a self-contained ensemble having historic connections with Colonel Thomas Cloney (1773-1850) 'who fought in the 1798 Rebellion'; and the Doran family including James Doran (1856-1927), 'Farmer' (NA 1911); and John Joseph Doran (1899-1980), All-Ireland Senior Football Finalist (1918; Enniscorthy Guardian 31st January 2005).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15702530

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