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House abandoned and demolished in 1940s when sanatorium built nearby. Old photograph shows house to have been of 5-bays, 2-storey gable-ended with 1-bay, 2-storey projections on either and with hipped roof. Bence-Jones (1978, 213) dates house to early 18th century and extended in later Georgian period. Early 19th century entrance gateway (ibid.) with stone piers topped with urns and pineapples.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO074-091

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Photo credits
  • David Hawgood, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Robert Ashby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Keith Edkins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Florian Thiery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
  • Taken by Fanghong, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Vimalkvn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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