What is recorded here
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.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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