Morganstown House

Farm house

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830. L-plan, returning three-bays to west, two-storey return at angle of "L" to north, lean-to and flat-roofed extensions added to north c. 1970. Hipped and pitched slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, roughcast-rendered chimneystacks; projecting eaves, painted timber soffit, paired timber eaves brackets; cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast-rendered walling, smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed window openings, tooled limestone sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows to ground floor, three-over-six to first floor, paired four-over four sliding sash to west elevation; some uPVC to extensions. Segmental-headed door opening, painted timber surround comprising engaged Tuscan columns supporting cornice, plain glazed uPVC-frame fanlight and uPVC door. House attached to single-storey stone outbuilding to north-west, forming west range of square-plan farmyard. Farmyard to north having four ranges of single and two-storey stone outbuildings surrounding cobblestone yard; pitched slate roofs, random rubble stone walling, square-headed window openings, diamond-pane lattice windows; square- and segmental-headed door openings, painted timber vertically-sheeted doors. House set back slightly from quiet country road to west, with farm land to north, south and east. Random rubble stone boundary wall to west, accessed through wrought-iron gates.

Morganstown House is a fine example of nineteenth-century mid-sized rural architecture. The attached farmyard is an important survival, helping to preserve the original context of the site. Complete with cobblestone paving, such complexes are becoming an increasing rarity in the Irish landscape. Balanced proportions and early fabric make this an attractive and eye-catching feature of the surrounding area.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13901811

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Recorded change of use: Originally farm house; recorded by the architectural inventory as house

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