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Mount Saint Joseph Abbey

Farmyard complex

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Farmyard complex with ranges of single- and two-storey outbuildings enclosing yard, begun c.1888, with ranges built in 1905 and completed by 1917. Still in use as a farmyard. Yard accessed through arched openings to north-west and south-east of yard and surmounted by bellcote to south-east. Pitched slate roofs with limestone and red brick chimneystacks and roof vents. Random coursed walls with ashlar limestone dressings to carriage arch openings and some window and door openings. Variety of window openings including dormer windows and timber sash and cast-iron windows.
Mount Saint Joseph Abbey is situated on the banks of the Little Brosna River in wooded farmland of 250 hectares. The monks themselves used to farm the land but that work is now done by outside staff. The farmyard complex was begun in 1888 and completed c.1920 with ranges also built c.1905. The extensive farmyard complex forms an interesting group with other related structures in the complex.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14942031

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  • GerardM, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.1 es
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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